Shabbona Central Fire Protection District responded to 33 calls in 2017 - 73.7 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling this weak overturning a decades-old decision allowing unions to charge non-members for lobbying seems to belong a world away, ideologically, from the one in 1977 that said such fees were constitutional.
Sandwich Central Fire Protection District responded to 132 calls in 2017 - 7.7 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Malta Fire Protection District responded to 21 calls in 2017 - 31.2 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.
After the landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME today, public sector employees no longer are required to opt out of unions they don't wish to participate in, but now must opt-in to become members.
Pamela Harris said June 27 was a day to celebrate economic liberty and the restoration of the First Amendment rights to millions of workers and their families.
The attorney for Mark Janus said a recent U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Janus vs. ASCME case is a giant win for constitutional freedoms and public sector employees nationwide.
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) is applauding the Supreme Court decision that absolves non-union workers from being obligated to pay fees that are used for collective bargaining.
Sycamore republican Jeff Keicher, running for the seat being vacated by Rep. Robert Pritchard (R-Hinckley) in the 70th District, was warmly embraced during a recent stop at the Heritage Day Parade.
Hinckley Central Fire Protection District responded to 22 calls in 2017 - 33.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District responded to 80 calls in 2017 - 5.3 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Dekalb Fire Department responded to 632 calls in 2017 - 7.3 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.
Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.
Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.
Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.
Among Illinois counties, Boone, Montgomery and Bond had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.
Jeff Keicher isn’t mincing words about his disappointment in a recent Supreme Court decision where the court elected not to conclusively put an end to political gerrymandering.