Rauner’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty is linked to gun control legislation supported by most Democratic lawmakers, including extending the waiting period for assault weapons from 24 to 72 hours. Also under consideration in the compromise deal is a ban on bump stocks for assault weapons and confiscating weapons from dangerous people.
In response to Rauner’s veto of the gun seller licensing bill in March, lawmakers are trying to pass a bipartisan bill.
The debate over an income tax rate that would rise or fall based on your income level. Is that playing politics with your paycheck?
Big changes aimed at saving the Chicago Park District’s pension fund are a bust. A Cook County judge has struck down a 2014 overhaul deal as unconstitutional.
The reforms were supposed to bring in more money to the underfunded system by raising the retirement age and cutting benefits. But those changes sparked anger from Park District employees and retirees.
The local chapter of the Service Employees International Union, which represents Park District employees, filed suit against the city in October 2015.
Chicago Park District Pension Deal Struck Down. Now What?
Big changes aimed at saving the Chicago Park District’s pension fund are a bust. A Cook County judge has struck down a 2014 overhaul deal as unconstitutional.
What does SB1 do?
Simply put, SB1 seeks to raise each one of Illinois’ 860-plus school districts to individual adequacy targets – or the amount of money needed to properly educate every student – through increased funding from the state.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Fiscal policy groups in Illinois agree the state’s nearly two-year budget quagmire has damaged everything from schools to social service agencies to the state’s bond rating, but take very different views on how to fix the problem.
While the presidential race dominates headlines, important things are happening at the state and local level here in Chicago and Illinois: a new city budget; a proposed constitutional amendment; and, oh yeah, a new teachers’ contract that narrowly averted a strike.
Carol Marin discussd ideas for a bailout of Illinois' pension systems with CTBA Executive Director Ralph Martire, Ted Dabrowski of the Illinois Policy Institute, and Bob Reed from the Better Government Association.