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Appeals panel: IL constitution doesn't force cities to keep paying retiree health insurance, even if benefit paid to current workers

By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Oct 17, 2019 @ 1:48pm

Neither Illinois’ state constitution nor its insurance laws force cities to pay for retirees’ health insurance premiums, just because the city pays a portion of premiums for current employees.
Appeals panel: Taxpayers' rights not violated by county assessments raising property taxes in only one township

By Scott Holland | Friday, Oct 12, 2018 @ 7:59pm

A federal appeals panel has shelved an attempt by a group of downstate landowners to sue their county for setting property tax bills after only reassessing the properties in their township, effectively raising their tax bills by 25 percent, allegedly violating their constitutional rights to equal protection.