LJC In The News
(The Chicago Tribune)—Continuing a fight against public employee unions initially spearheaded by former Gov. Bruce Rauner, nine state workers who say they have opted out of union membership are asking to be repaid for past “fair share” fees in a proposed class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Wednesday argues that more...
(The Chicago Tribune)—An Illinois State Board of Elections hearing officer is expected to issue a recommendation next month regarding allegations that Auditor General Frank Mautino violated campaign finance disclosure laws during his time as a Democratic state representative. On Thursday, hours of testimony were heard on the issue of whether...
(The Chicago Tribune)—A Downers Grove business owner is taking to federal court a long-running fight over signs on his building. Robert Peterson is suing the village of Downers Grove to keep from having to paint over signs deemed in violation of local ordinance. The suit was filed in the Northern...
(The Chicago Tribune)—Food trucks from outside of Evanston can now peddle their gourmet sandwiches, pastries, coffee and other foods within the city’s borders, thanks to an ordinance change approved by the Evanston City Council on Monday, lifting a restriction that had been place since 2010. Evanston City Council members approved...
(The Chicago Tribune)—When the Cubs won the World Series in early November, the city was euphoric. And in the days leading up to the win, Wrigleyville was buzzing with excited fans — from Chicago and around the world. During that time, Airbnb reported that people who rent out their homes...
(The Chicago Tribune)—As a child support specialist at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, my job is to fight for the little ones. Sometimes when parents aren’t together anymore, kids get caught in the crossfire. These scars can last well beyond childhood, and they often mean that kids...
(The Chicago Tribune)—A Downers Grove business owner is hoping the painted wall signs that have advertised his business for decades will not be allowed to fade away, but whether his current signs stay or go may now depend entirely on the results of his lawsuit against the village. The village...
(Cleveland.com)—Three Kent State University workers sued the university and a labor union Monday, saying the university continues to deduct dues from their paychecks even though they withdrew from the labor organization following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. Annamarie Hannay, Adda Gape and John Kohl, who all work as...
(Fox News)—A California educator is battling a state teachers’ union over his problems leaving the organization, in what his attorneys say could be a precedent-setting legal case that ultimately forces labor unions across the country to reimburse billions in back dues to their members. Tommy Few, a special education teacher...
(Fox News)—A California educator is battling a state teachers’ union over his problems leaving the organization, in what his attorneys say could be a precedent-setting legal case that ultimately forces labor unions across the country to reimburse billions in back dues to their members. Tommy Few, a special education teacher...
(Fox News)—A massive class-action lawsuit filed in Illinois on Wednesday could force unions to refund hundreds of millions of dollars in agency fees paid by thousands of workers nationwide prior to the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last year in Janus v. AFSCME. That June 2018 decision barred public-sector unions from...
(Cleveland.com)—Three Kent State University workers sued the university and a labor union Monday, saying the university continues to deduct dues from their paychecks even though they withdrew from the labor organization following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year. Annamarie Hannay, Adda Gape and John Kohl, who all work as...
(Philadelphia Inquirer)—I recently sued my union. It’s not something I ever expected to do. But I also never thought an organization that claims to champion workers’ rights would deny me the opportunity to exercise mine. I’ve been working as an income maintenance caseworker for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2014....
(The News Gazette)—Public employees across the country no longer are being forced to pay fees to unions they don’t support. They can thank Illinois’ Mark Janus and others like him for their newfound freedom. Janus was a former child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services....
(Philadelphia Inquirer)—Shalea Oliver had been trying to leave her union for more than a year when she found a website offering help. It had a template resignation letter that she could send to her union, SEIU Local 668, and a form to fill out if the letter wasn’t effective, which...