Moody’s Investors Service issued a warning to the state of Illinois Friday that its credit rating could be downgraded if lawmakers fail to enact pension reform legislation.
According to legislation that was approved in the Illinois House
Executive Committee, the state’s public higher education institutions
should fund their own pension system.
The Illinois House approved a proposal Thursday that would require law enforcement to get a search warrant before using an unmanned drone to gather
evidence in the state.
The long-term unemployed in Illinois will soon see their weekly federal unemployment insurance payments reduced by an average of $51 as a result of the federal sequester cuts. We take a deeper look at the issue.
At a time when 500,000 eligible Illinoisans aren’t registered to vote, and voter turnout is at staggeringly low levels, the Illinois Senate has approved legislation Wednesday that would make online voter registration an option in the state.
