JOLIET, Ill. –State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., D- Elwood, praised Gov. J.B. Pritzker for delivering on promises made to state workers that had been denied by former Gov. Bruce Rauner. “The people that will benefit the most from this will be honest working people and...
DECATUR, Ill. –In response to a recently filed lawsuit to suspend employees’ pay in the absence of a state budget, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, on Wednesday filed legislation to continue to pay state workers and keep Illinois government functioning. “Hardworking...
DECATUR, Ill. – Responding to a motion filed Thursday by Attorney General Lisa Madigan to stop paying state workers, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, has issued the following statement: “Withholding pay to workers would dramatically and severely disrupt state...