What is the value of labor? That question informs the debate over House Bill 793, a plan to phase out the subminimum wage for “14C Workshops,” the classification for job centers serving people with developmental disabilities.
This isn’t the first time lawmakers have tasked a state agency with an important function only to find it apparently unmanageable.
A coalition of community-based organizations – Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCAs, etc. – rallied at the Statehouse Tuesday to ask lawmakers to appropriate $50 million for afterschool and summer programs.
Pritzker’s fiscal 2025 capital proposal includes spending up to $1 billion over up to five years to replace Logan and Stateville in Crest Hill.
State Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, filed a plan to let municipal and county governments impose fees – from 50 cents to $8 – on each loaded semitrailer leaving an intermodal facility.
On Thursday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced $827 million in state incentives he said secured Rivian’s decision to build a midsize SUV in Illinois instead of Georgia.
Typing the phrase “first responder” into the General Assembly website (ilga.gov) returns dozens of bills introduced during the current session.
Plans to consolidate Chicago and suburban public transportation agencies should aim higher.
It’s foolish to ignore the costs of programs like health coverage, for immigrants or anyone. But wise leaders will at least weigh the benefits.