Nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios Nurses unions push for mandatory staff-to-patient ratios Monday, October 9, 2023 Unions representing nurses in Illinois are pushing for legislation that would impose mandatory staff-to-patient ratios in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities.
Buoyed by state funding, new biomedical research hub launches in Chicago Buoyed by state funding, new biomedical research hub launches in Chicago Friday, October 6, 2023 With vocal support from the governor and $25 million from the state, biomedical researchers are beginning to work on studying the fundamentals of human disease at a new facility in Chicago.
UPDATE: State-run developmental center in Dixon will not lose Medicare funding despite citations UPDATE: State-run developmental center in Dixon will not lose Medicare funding despite citations Thursday, October 5, 2023 A state-operated residential facility that serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will not lose Medicare funding despite receiving recent citations from state surveyors for... Read more
DCFS director to step down at end of the year after agency hit with another scathing audit DCFS director to step down at end of the year after agency hit with another scathing audit Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith will resign effective Dec. 31, he told colleagues in an all-staff town hall meeting Wednesday morning. Read more
Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid ‘untenable’ pace of migrant arrivals Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid ‘untenable’ pace of migrant arrivals Tuesday, October 3, 2023 As Chicago prepares for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border this week, Gov. JB Pritzker is once again publicly pressuring President Joe... Read more
7 years after passage, Illinois’ first in string of recent abortion protections gets day in court 7 years after passage, Illinois’ first in string of recent abortion protections gets day in court Friday, September 29, 2023 In 2016 – before Donald Trump’s presidency paved the way for the eventual overturning of Roe v. Wade – Democrats in Illinois passed what would become the first in a series of... Read more
Giannoulias recommends permanent increase to driving test age requirement Giannoulias recommends permanent increase to driving test age requirement Thursday, September 28, 2023 Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this week filed administrative rules that would increase the age at which a driver is required to pass a driving test when they renew their license,... Read more
Welch introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionize Welch introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionize Wednesday, September 27, 2023 House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engage in collective... Read more