Some reformers say Illinois’ minimum age for juvenile detention needs to go up.
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Illinois Issues: The Trouble With Temp Work
Legislation aims to improve working condition
s for temporary workers as the need for them increases.
Isaura Martinez was working at a Bolingbrook factory when she felt a pull in her left wrist as she was attaching a metal hook to the back of a Christmas card holder. Four years have passed, but the Cicero woman still feels pain, after surgery to correct the issue.
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Illinois Issues: When Women Are Paid Less Than Men
A bill in Springfield seeks to ease the gender pay gap. Palos Heights native Kendall Coyne, an Olympic silver-medalist in the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and a member of the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team, has joined her fellow skaters in a fight off the ice.
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Illinois Issues: Legislative Checklist
The spring legislative session is in full swing under the shadow of a failed Grand Bargain, which aimed to end a 20-month stretch without a budget. Bills proposed are diverse, including lobbyist ethics, an Obama holiday, wage theft and animal welfare. More at: Illinois Issues
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