Preliminary statewide results from last spring’s Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers Exam (PARCC) have been released, with a number of students falling short of expectations. However, State Schools Superintendent Tony Smith said the results should serve as a baseline for schools and students.
Troubling data surfaced last week as a report from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that employment opportunities in Illinois are at the same level as they were over 17 years ago.
A recent report from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows job opportunities in Illinois are about the same as they were 17 years ago, indicating a sputtering job market.
The Governor’s Office said late last week that it will revive two tax initiatives that will help create jobs in the state, thanks to recent bipartisan compromises between Gov. Bruce Rauner and state legislators.
The Illinois General Assembly recently convened in an effort to make progress toward resolving a budget impasse that's been raging since July.
The Rauner administration said late last week that it has struck new four-year collective bargaining agreements with several labor unions, including Local 1 Chicago, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Mid-Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, among several others.
Illinois Senate leaders are reportedly still negotiating the proposed budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent.
Illinois Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno is at the heart of a bold new plan aimed at ending the state’s two-year budget stalemate, which includes income and corporate tax hikes and billions more in added borrowing.
Illinois Senate leaders had hoped to hold a vote as early as today on a proposed budget plan that would raise the personal income tax rate to at least 4.95 percent, but the complex nature of the deal may delay a vote on the matter.
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Anyone wanting to clean out their own homes and help others fill theirs is being invited to an annual community recycling event hosted by Sen. Christine Radongo (R-Lemont) and Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) on May 6.
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Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) issued a warning recently that with little time left before the end of fiscal year 2017, the General Assembly must reach a compromise budget deal.
In a surprise announcement, Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) resigned her position and the Senate effective Saturday.
After Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) announced on Thursday that she’ll step down from her position and the Senate this week, Sen. Michael Connelly (R-Naperville) praised her for her leadership and effort to get beyond partisanship in the General Assembly.
Willowbrook Mayor Frank Trilla is among several local politicians whose names have surfaced as a possible candidate to fill the state Senate District 41 seat recently vacated by Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont).
Chicago's taxi cab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including then-Senate GOP Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) and Rep. Deborah Conroy (D-Elmhurst), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.