Executive orders delete inactive boards and ban hiring relatives at state agencies
Gov. Rauner has signed three executive orders that do away with inactive boards and commissions and seek to end nepotism in state hiring.

Gov. Rauner has signed three executive orders that do away with inactive boards and commissions and seek to end nepotism in state hiring.

Mark Janus, the plaintiff who won a landmark Supreme Court case regarding the payment of obligatory union fees for public service workers, is joining the Liberty Justice Center and the Illinois Policy Institute as an advocate and spokesperson for workers’ rights.

Republican legislators and former candidates recently held a press conference to put forward their ideas for a change in leadership to renew the state’s political climate.
Thousands of Illinois employers can now rely on an automated system to handle state taxes.
Thousands of comments have been posted on the Illinois Policy Institute’s Facebook page since Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to a fifth term.