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The proposed legislation addresses the rise in violent crime committed against letter carriers on the job.

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held a rally in Moline today, June 14, calling for the passage of the Protect Our Letter Carriers Act. Over 350 letter carriers and other postal service employees, as well as union members, were in attendance.

"What always scares me is what shows up on the last day in the last hour," says state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet.

More than 50 years after the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) made a promise to every worker that they had the right to a safe job, Workers Memorial

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added his voice to the growing consensus that Illinois Tier 2 pensions may violate federal law.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added his voice to the growing consensus that Illinois Tier 2 pensions may violate federal law.

With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension system.

With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension system.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has added his voice to the growing consensus that Illinois Tier 2 pensions may violate federal law.