Prairie State Wire

Supreme Court deals blow to unions with Illinois case ruling

By Carol Ostrow | Jun 27, 2018

Overturning a 41-year precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court today handed down a decision empowering worker’s rights advocates that could essentially destabilize the financial structure of unions.

Illinois unemployment achieves new low

By Carol Ostrow | May 19, 2018

Indicating an overall increase in job growth, statistics for April 2018 display the lowest unemployment rate in Illinois in the last dozen years, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced recently.

Proposed age restriction on youth tackle football spurs rally in Springfield

By Carol Ostrow | Mar 5, 2018

A grass-roots effort on social media resulted in a first-of-its-kind rally in Springfield on March 6 with supporters from across the state coming out against a proposal that would bar children younger than 12 from playing tackle football in youth sports programs.