Former state worker asks federal courts to order repayment of his union fees
Former state worker asks federal courts to order repayment of his union fees
A former state worker in Illinois who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case last year striking down mandatory union fees for public employees is now asking a federal appeals court to order the union to refund nearly $3,000 in fees he was forced to pay over the course of his career. Mark Janus worked as a child support specialist for the state from 2007 until 2018.
Rent control bill stalls In House Committee but could return soon
A bill that would give local governments authority to enact rent control laws stalled in a House subcommittee Wednesday, possibly killing the proposal for the 2019 session. That action came at the end of a lengthy hearing in which affordable housing advocates argued that skyrocketing rents, particularly in the Chicago area, are driving many people on limited incomes out of their homes,...