Editorial: ‘Rules for thee but not for me’? Cook County government hypocrisy becomes all too clear around paid leave. – Chicago Tribune*

"The County Board late last year acted to strengthen a separate state law — which took effect Jan. 1 — requiring a minimum 40 hours of paid time off for any reason for full-time workers in Illinois...The city and county are jumping through these anti-business hoops at the behest of unions, which want the minimum public standards in place to give them better negotiating leverage with employers. But it’s not the job of public officials to help unions win better contracts."