unions

Opponents are concerned about broad definitions, potential legal issues.

Unionized state employees worried about stalled contract talks could learn Wedneday whether there's hope for a work-around.Last week, thousands of union…

It's been a year since the state Supreme Court found Illinois' big pension law unconstitutional, and an attempt to get a new law passed is…

Unions landed a victory Tuesday: A tie at the U-S Supreme Court on a case perceived as do-or-die for public employee unions means current rules will…

The Illinois Supreme Court Thursday said the state does not have to pay unionized employees what it says in their contracts, unless legislators…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner spent his Sunday trying to give a boost to a central Illinois Republican candidate for state senate. The race is seen as a key…

A Republican state legislative race in west-central Illinois has become a test of Governor Bruce Rauner's reach.Back in August, the Illinois Senate took a…

Despite unions winning a small victory Tuesday in the Illinois House, state workers' future salaries, benefits and even a potential strike remain in…

Some 36,000 state employees are members of AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union. Friday afternoon, the union announced that Gov. Bruce Rauner…

Illinois' unemployment insurance program will see some changes next year, the result of something that's rare in Springfield these days as a budget…