Victory! Illinois Supreme Court Protects Biometric Privacy
By Jennifer Lynch and Adam Schwartz The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that when companies collect biometric data like fingerprints or face prints without…
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Wendy’s Sued For Violating Illinois Law Against Biometrics
By Aaron Kesel A class-action lawsuit was filed in Illinois against a fast food restaurant chain of the Wendy’s franchise. The suit accuses the company…
Illinois’ Debt Crisis Foreshadows America’s Financial Future
By Clint Siegner Those wanting a glimpse into the future of our federal government’s finances should have a gander at Illinois. The state recently “resolved”…
Feds and SWAT Invade Small Town in Unannounced Drill
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Illinois House Votes Unanimously to Ban Warrantless Cellphone Tracking
Activist Post An Illinois bill which would ban law enforcement from obtaining cellphone location tracking information without a warrant passed the state House on Monday….
Internet Sales Tax Ruled Unconstitutional By Illinois Supreme Court
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Neighboring states gleeful over Ill. tax increase
Christopher Wills Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – While many states consider boosting their economies with tax cuts, Illinois officials are betting on the opposite tactic:…
Illinois Default Insurance Cost Rises as Weak States Punished: Muni Credit
Darrell Preston Bloomberg The cost of insuring Illinois’s bonds against default rose to the highest level in five months as the state headed for the…
Illinois Pays More Than Mexico as Cash-Strapped States Sell Bonds Overseas
William Selway Bloomberg Illinois capital-markets director John Sinsheimer and Citigroup Inc. bankers took a globe-girdling trip from the U.K. to China in June to persuade…
Pension checks may not be in the mail in Illinois
Dennis Byrne Chicago Tribune Illinois public employees who think the state constitution guarantees that they’ll get all their pension benefits may have another think coming….
Illinois Can’t Pay $5 Billion in Bills for “Essential Services”
Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole Michael Powell – New York Times CHICAGO — Even by the standards of this deficit-ridden…