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Critics say IL Gov. Quinn’s latest hire kept candidate out of key Dem race
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is either the king of coincidences, or likes to hire failed Democrats.
A handful of Illinois Republican state senators say it is obviously the latter.
Read More →IL university pension reform means students will pay more
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD — When Illinois’ top public universities say they will gladly pay more of the pension costs for their employees, what they really is mean is that students are going to pay millions of dollars more in tuition and fees.
University of Illinois President James Easter and Southern Illinois University President [...]
Not anymore: IL unions don’t want Obamacare as their health-care choice
Illinois’ largest public employee union isn’t so excited about the future of Obamacare.
Read More →Incentives pull labor unions into IL fracking deal
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is going to use the carrot and not the stick to get oil and gas companies to hire local, union workers if and when the drillers come to the state.
A new agreement reached Wednesday at the statehouse that sets rules for high-volume hydraulic fracturing has the backing of organized [...]
IDOT: Only $6 billion snatched from IL road fund
The Illinois Department of Transportation is disputing an audit report that says less than half of state road money is being used as intended.
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