State of Illinois
Recent News About State of Illinois
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Julie Jones's nomination to position with the Illinois State University Board of Trustees withdrawn
Julie Jones's nomination to be a trustee for the Illinois State University Board of Trustees was withdrawn on May 13, according to the official Illinois General Assembly website.
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From Prairie State Wire
State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints
Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.
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Have you opted out of a public sector union? We want to hear about it
The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.
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From Prairie State Wire
Is bankruptcy the only way Illinois can overcome 'unsustainable fiscal policy'? Economist thinks so
A former economics professor who is an adviser to the Heartland Institute believes the best way to overcome Illinois’ unsustainable debt is to do what no state has done since the 1930s: declare bankruptcy.
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From Prairie State Wire
Illinois House passes bill to require race and ethnicity-based quotas at state universities pension system
Illinoisans of Italian, Mexican, French and Eastern European descent could be in line for top management jobs with one of the state's largest public pension systems if a bill becomes law.
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Advocacy group: Income-related student-success gap in state persists
Chicago-based independent education advocate Advance Illinois, which compiles data for its annual “The State We’re In” report, recently released its newest findings on the state’s education statistics, illuminating an achievement gap in need of rebalancing.
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Study shows Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate in the U.S.
Nationally, the unemployment rate for black Americans stands at 8.1 percent, which is higher than the national average of all Americans; but Illinois has the highest black unemployment rate in the entire country at 15 percent.