Day: November 29, 2018

Rauner says lawmakers who voted to override his vetoes will cost taxpayers – INN

November 29, 2018 No Comments

Rauner said raising the tort cap from $100,000 to $2 million will end up costing taxpayers. Lawmakers voted to override Rauner’s veto of the bill, making it law.

Supporters said increasing the limit was appropriate in light of the 14 people who died after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at a veterans home in Quincy. Rauner said a bill specifically aimed at families who lost loved ones in Quincy would have been OK, but lawmakers didn’t limit the bill, instead applying it to all tort claims against the state.

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Chicago Alderman Ed Burke’s City Hall, ward offices raided by federal agents – Chicago Sun-Times

November 29, 2018 No Comments

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