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Illinois lawmakers want to research the rising costs of prescription drugs, especially the price of prescription drugs.State Rep. Will Guzzardi, a…
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Graduate students who work as research assistants alongside university professors could win the right to go on strike. Current law excludes them from…
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed into law an increase to the state’s minimum wage. But restaurant servers, bartenders and other workers who…
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Stores in Illinois keep a portion of what you pay in sales tax. Think of it like a collection fee, though in state government shorthand it’s called a…
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The Illinois House approved a $15 minimum wage plan Thursday that now heads to the governor’s desk. But, some are still unhappy with the fast-track…
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Illinois is one step closer to having a $15 minimum wage, after the state Senate approved the legislation by a 39-18 vote Thursday.Republicans argued the…
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Advocates of the so-called Illinois Human Rights Act "expansion bill" are urging Governor Bruce Rauner to sign that piece of legislation, which is…
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Illinois House members will soon consider a measure that clarifies whether graduate research assistants have the right to unionize. But, Wednesday's Human…
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After a 12-day strike beginning in February, the University of Illinois and graduate student employees settled on a new contract that includes pay raises…
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Makers of generic pharmaceuticals are pushing back against an attempt to regulate prices in the industry.Several Illinois lawmakers want to hold the…