Accessing Justice in the Bankruptcy System
In this week's Legal Issues in the News, the University of Illinois College of Law's Bob Lawless takes a look at the bankruptcy system and race.
Study Finds No Easy Way to Illinois Debt Reduction
Illinois currently faces a $9 billion annual deficit that will grow to $14 billion by 2026.
What does Tuesday’s pension vote mean?
A bill to fix the state’s massively underfunded pension system is headed to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. This hour on Focus, we’ll talk with Illinois Public Radio Statehouse Bureau Chief Amanda Vinicky and former state senator Rick Winkel about what’s in the bill and what happens now.
