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State spending 36 percent of money allocated for education on pension costs

By Colin Froment | 6 years ago

Illinois Policy recently released a new study detailing how pension costs are negatively impacting budgets throughout the state’s school districts.

From Galesburg Reporter

Sen. Weaver demanding new Constitutional Amendment for independent map drawing

By Colin Froment | 6 years ago

In response to the Supreme Court ruling that the political map drawing process is not an issue for the courts to decide, Illinois Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) reiterated the call to pass a state Constitutional Amendment that will allow voters to decide who will hold the power to draw legislative boundary maps for state districts.