Unions back measure protecting employees who skip religious or political work meetings
Opponents concerned about broad definitions, potential legal issues
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Battery manufacturing plant coming to Illinois – with $530M incentive deal
A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than ...
Southern Illinois casino opens, sends $25 million to the state
Gov. JB Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state’s ...
State watchdog investigating employees accused of bilking federal pandemic aid program
Dozens of state employees across multiple agencies are under investigation by a state watchdog for claims they fraudulently obtained payments ...
AFSCME ratifies new 4-year contract with the state
Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s largest public employee union announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a new contract ...
Pritzker focuses on business development, clean energy jobs
Gov. JB Pritzker has spent much of his time in recent weeks promoting the state’s electric vehicle industry and touting ...
Illinois hotels report record revenues for fiscal year 2023
On Monday Gov. JB Pritzker, the state’s legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry announced that hotels in Illinois ...
UPDATED: Lawmakers advance bills mandating salary transparency, community college credit parity
As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week, Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill ...
Bill guaranteeing workers five days of paid leave will head to governor
A bill that would guarantee a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave per year for all Illinois workers passed ...
Bills target pawnbrokers for tighter rate limits
Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are pushing legislation to put pawnbrokers under the same interest rate caps as ...
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