Illinois workers' compensation rates to drop under suit settlement
Illinois employers could save up to 90 million on workers' compensation insurance as a settlement of a long running Illinois Supreme Court case would cut premiums 8.4 percent starting Aug 1. Governor Thompson praised the deal as improving the business climate while lawmakers consider market based reforms that could lift total cuts to 16 percent by next year.
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Time running out for ERA supporters in Illinois
Seven women from five states continue a hunger strike in the Illinois State Capitol, now on day 25, seeking to sway votes for the Equal Rights Amendment amid a looming June 30 ratification deadline. Governor James R. Thompson suggests focus on winning 107 votes by dropping the rules fight.
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Illinois Supreme Court to hear Dixon center transfer appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court agreed to hear the state's appeal of a lower court ruling barring transfers of Dixon Developmental Center patients. The court refused to stay a May injunction by Circuit Judge Marian Staniec that blocks transfers as a potential money saving move while the appeal proceeds. The state aims to convert the facility into a medium security prison.
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House debate over judges pay raises advances
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill by Rep. Ronald Stearney to raise judicial pay by about 30 percent over two years. Senate already passed. Supreme Court and Appeals judges would receive 8500 raises on July 1 and July 1983, with circuit judges getting 15000 over the period.
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