The lawsuit alleges the state is withholding information in violation of open-records laws that the employees can use to argue they are being unfairly terminated. http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140912/NEWS/140919799

The university didn’t provide a reason for the drop but noted without details that the percentage of students who are accepted to the university is down.  That’s become an ongoing problem at the university as the cost of attendance has risen. http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140913/NEWS/140919742

An Illinois law that apparently will subject Illinois-based companies to self-procurement taxes on premiums placed in their captives could be “very detrimental” to those companies’ captive operations, a captive association leader said.

http://www.illinoispolicy.org/15-illinois-school-districts-seeking-countywide-sales-tax-hikes-in-november/

New poll by APC Research has Quinn at 48 percent support compared with 37 percent for Rauner, with 8 percent undecided. And 5 percent went to little-known Libertarian candidate Chad Grimm — support that likely would have gone to Rauner if Republican forces had been able to knock the Libertarian Party slate off the ballot. Comment: This nugget in the poll explains much of what ails Illinois: Regarding Quinn’s NRI and patronage scandals, 56 percent said it makes no while while 30 percent said it would make them less likely to cast a ballot for the governor. Graft, schmaft.