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State Senator Mike Frerichs (D-Urbana) appears to have won the race to be Illinois’ next state treasurer.If the current totals hold, this will go down in…
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There are still thousands of votes yet to be counted in the race for Illinois State Treasurer.The contest between Republican Tom Cross and Democrat Mike…
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As the campaign for Illinois treasurer winds down, a dispute over the Bright Start program is flaring up.The college savings plan is managed by…
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After plenty of squabbles, negotiating, and even name-calling, it took less than an hour for House Republicans to elect Representative Jim Durkin of…
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Most Illinois House members recently backed a measure to limit the salary on which public employees’ retirement benefits could be based. One of a few…
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Illinois will disclose more details about its underfunded pensions systems following an agreement with the Securities and Exchanges Commission.The SEC…
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It's the start of Illinois' new legislative session, and Governor Pat Quinn has now explained what he wants lawmakers to accomplish. In his fifth State of…
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Over the protests of state employee unions, an Illinois House committee gave bipartisan support to a plan intended to repair Illinois' underfunded…
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Longtime state employees in Illinois would no longer be able get free health insurance when they retire under legislation (SB 1313) approved by the…
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Retired state and public university employees in Illinois will have to pitch in for their health insurance under a measure approved by an Illinois House…