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24, May 2012 - Civil Unions in Illinois: A Step Forward - Huffington Post
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed civil unions into law on Monday to a packed house of over one thousand ... that married opposite-sex couples take for granted, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan told the crowd. Those rights include hospital ...
24, May 2012 - Obama stance adds fuel in marriage battlegrounds - Associated Press
Maryland and Washington are expected ... marriage there without waiting for the courts to act. Illinois currently allows civil unions, which afford couples many of the rights of marriage. In Rhode Island, which allows civil unions but not ...
24, May 2012 - Union files unfair labor practice complaint against Unit 5 - Pantagraph
Talks about outsourcing began in December after concerns about high absenteeism and unfilled jobs among ... the complaint, an Illinois Education Labor Relations Board agent will hear both sides, said Curt Richardson, the district’s attorney.
24, May 2012 - Fitzgerald steps down as US attorney in Chicago - Union
As the U.S. attorney in Chicago, Fitzgerald has overseen thousands of criminal prosecutions and high-profile cases against Illinois governors Rod Blagojevich and George Ryan, former Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby ...
24, May 2012 - Edmonds rejects cuts to preschool programs
SPRINGFIELD — On April 26, Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Edmonds joined other representatives of law enforcement agencies across the state in Springfield to reject further cuts of Illinois’ state preschool programs.
24, May 2012 - Union, IL Federal court blocks Illinois eavesdropping law
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal appeals court in Chicago granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday to block the enforcement of Illinois' eavesdropping law, handing a victory to activists who feared recording police during this month's NATO summit could land protesters behind bars for years....
24, May 2012 - Union, IL Judge sides with union in Ill. mining dispute
A federal judge is ordering a coal company to stop what he says are unfair labor practices that have persisted since workers at a southern Illinois mine narrowly voted for a union's representation.
23, May 2012 - Chicago, IL Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit - msnbc.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court ... Municipal Employees Council 31 filed a lawsuit claiming the action violated the contract and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The union also sought a preliminary injunction ordering ...
23, May 2012 - Harrisburg, IL Federal court blocks Ill. eavesdropping law - Daily Register
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court in Chicago granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday to block the enforcement of Illinois' eavesdropping law ... Union seeking to block Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez from prosecuting ACLU staff for ...
23, May 2012 - Rolling Meadows, IL Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit - Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court ... Municipal Employees Council 31 filed a lawsuit claiming the action violated the contract and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution. The union also sought a preliminary injunction ordering ...
23, May 2012 - Chicago, IL Court Backs Quinn in Denying Pay Raises - NBC Chicago
... appeals court is backing Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn over pay raises his administration canceled for thousands of union workers. A U.S. District Court dismissed an effort by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees to force the ...
23, May 2012 - Court Backs Quinn in Denying Pay Raises To State Union Workers - WJBD Online
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A federal appeals court is backing Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn over pay raises his administration canceled for thousands of union workers. A U.S. District Court dismissed an effort by the American Federation of State, County and ...
23, May 2012 - Lake Forest, IL When the Vows Break: Divorce and Taxes - Huffington Post
For divorce lawyers like me, it's the time of year when folks going ... Even though a few states recognize gay marriage and a handful more, including Illinois, recognize civil unions, the federal government does not allow gay couples from those states ...
23, May 2012 - Police: Confused, intoxicated Illinois men arrested near Wheeler - NWI.com
UNION TOWNSHIP | Police said two Illinois men heading home from ... He was taken to Porter hospital for a court-ordered blood test and later taken to Porter County Jail. He faces drunken driving charges. Police said Hannig was arrested and faces public ...
23, May 2012 - Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit - Reuters
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 ... said the union disagrees with the ruling and continues to pursue another lawsuit it filed in Illinois court. "The governor has a moral obligation, and under the ...
22, May 2012 - Eads Bridge restoration plagued by delays, labor squabbling - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The suit contends Metro failed to abide by federal laws when it required a "mandatory, union-only project labor agreement.” Metro engineer Eric Fields withdrew the filing after U.S. Attorney Richard ... the Illinois and Missouri building and ...
22, May 2012 - Court strikes blow to Illinois eavesdropping law - Santa Maria Times
In a separate decision late last month, the city of Chicago's chief legal officer said police did not intend to enforce the law during the May 20-21 summit, but Cook County State's Attorney Anita ... brought by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking ...
22, May 2012 - Wauconda, IL Gallon of mercury found at State Pond - The Southern
Union County acquired the State Pond area — 117 acres of land with a 27-acre lake — from the State of Illinois in 1999 ... Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Edmonds said Thursday that there would be potential criminal liability if mercury was ...
22, May 2012 - Court strikes blow to Illinois eavesdropping law - CBS 3 Springfield
In a separate decision late last month, the city of Chicago's chief legal officer said police did not intend to enforce the law during the May 20-21 summit, but Cook County State's Attorney Anita ... brought by the American Civil Liberties Union seeking ...
22, May 2012 - Union, IL Court strikes blow to Illinois eavesdropping law - Seattle Times
In a blow to Illinois' sweeping eavesdropping law ... It sets a maximum punishment of 15 years in prison if a law enforcement officer is recorded. In a separate decision late last month, the city of Chicago's chief legal officer said police ...
22, May 2012 - Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court potentially saved cash-strapped Illinois money on Thursday by upholding a lower court's dismissal of a public labor union's lawsuit challenging Governor Pat Quinn's elimination of pay raises in the current budget. Quinn, a Democrat, canceled 2 percent raises worth $75 million for state unionized workers in July, contending the state's then-new $33 billion ...
22, May 2012 - Joliet, IL Statement of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois - PR-USA.net
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois in a case involving Illinois' controversial eavesdropping law. The ACLU is asking the federal court to block the Cook County State's Attorney ...
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