The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Campus Faculty Association will not support either pension reform bill currently being considered in the Illinois General Assembly.
The Illinois Senate passed a bill Thursday that aims to set up a state-run health insurance marketplace for small businesses and individuals as part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
The U.S. House passed a bill today that would increase student loan interest rates in a manner that would create instability for students and their families, say opponents of the legislation.
Just one day after the Chicago Board of Ed voted to shutter 50 public schools in the city, hearing dates have been set for the lawsuits filed last week against the closings.
Hyatt workers and UNITE HERE President D. Taylor attended a Senate confirmation hearing today and voiced their disapproval of Penny Pritzker's nomination as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Illinois lawmakers have voted to reject Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of a bill that would allow ComEd to hike customer rates in order to digitize Illinois' electrical grid.
