The General Assembly has acted to expand “Annie LeGere’s Law” by providing added protections for health professionals who write prescriptions for police officers to administer epinephrine in an emergency by use of an EpiPen. Read more
In a 5—4 decision issued yesterday, the United States Supreme Court ruled that requiring non-union public sector employees to pay union dues violates the First Amendment. Read more
Every June, each public body in Illinois is to ascertain the prevailing rate of wages in the locality, to publish and publicly post those rates, and to keep them available for inspection in the main office of the public body. […]
The Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) finalized a new water quality standard for chloride for the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) and Lower Des Plaines River. Read more