Net liabilities in Illinois for so-called other post-employment benefits (OPEBs), which consist primarily of health care and life insurance benefits to retired public employees, now hover at about $101.6 billion, according to a new analysis.
A spokesman for the political action committee People Who Play By the Rules (PBR) is criticizing Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for advocating more gun control after the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park.
Illinois' death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 83 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 11, a 5.7% decrease from the previous week.
There were 351 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Illinois in the week ending July 2, making up 21.5% of total deaths by all causes in Illinois.
Illinois' death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 28, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January in Illinois' Springfield metropolitan statistical area was 106,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 67 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 11, a 1.5% decrease from the previous week.
There were 50 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 11, a 19% increase over the previous week.