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
A local reporter requested information about the budget for a redevelopment project, submitted by the private developer of the project, to the City of Elgin. Read more