Illinois Policy Institute
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Illinois Policy Institute: SEIU-backed bill to increase pay for in-home service providers is ploy to avoid collective bargaining
A bill that would increase wages and secure health insurance for workers assisting seniors is raising concern at the Illinois Policy Institute, where critics say it is just an attempt by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to avoid collective bargaining.
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Pension crisis bankrupting state, hurting the most vulnerable, Thillens says
With Illinois entering its 10th straight month without a budget and with statewide elections coming up in November, voters, legislators and candidates alike are clamoring for action -- including Mel Thillens, Republican candidate for the state senate's District 28.