(10/29/09 From the pages of the Chicago Tribune…)
The Illinois Senate today sent Gov. Pat Quinn a bill that would require prison time for gang members caught on the streets with a loaded weapon, a measure pushed hard by Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis.
Current law allows for probation in [...]
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(10/22/09 From the pages of the Chicago Tribune…)
With a re-election battle less than four months away, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger today proposed a $3 billion budget that includes no new taxes or fees.
Speaking to county commissioners, Stroger said his new budget maintains the same level of services.
“Cook County can and will meet its [...]
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(From the pages of the Chicago Sun-Times…in case you missed it! And chances are you did!)
UniCare to stop selling health insurance in state
Blue Cross offers replacement coverage
UniCare is pulling out of the health insurance market in Illinois and forcing roughly 180,000 enrollees to ultimately switch insurers.
The company entered an agreement with Health Care Service Corp., [...]
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We’re going to Mediation. At Tuesday’s contract bargaining session, AFSCME notified the county that we were seeking to add the assistance of a federal mediator in an effort to bring about an agreement to these ongoing contract negotiations. The county agreed, and a federal mediator will soon be joining our contract talks. The county is [...]
October 13, 2009
Newly-elected AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka will headline a protest rally at the American Bankers Association convention on Tuesday, October 27 at 11 a.m. Gather at 10:30 a.m. at Wacker and Michigan and join the march to the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, 301 E. North Water St., outside the American Bankers Association convention, [...]
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Gov. Pat Quinn announced on September 16th that he is restoring $16 million to the budget of the Illinois Supreme Court to aid probationary services in the state, which had been cut 44 percent in the current budget.
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald expressed gratitude to the governor. Earlier this month, the Chief [...]
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