Nursing Homes, SEIU Urge Lawmakers to Extend 2011Illinois Income Tax Hike

(Springfield, IL) ­ – The Illinois nursing home industry, a top labor union, and a key Democratic lawmaker called on legislators yesterday to extend the temporary income tax surcharge. The Health Care Council of Illinois, SEIU Healthcare, Illinois and Indiana, and State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) warned that serious Illinois budget cuts to care for […]

FY14 Budget Update

    While hearings on the requested budgets of all State departments are well under way, and while the House Republicans and Democrats have agreed to an estimated revenue number to plan expenditures against, there is still not an agreement on the ‘top of the line’ expenses. Top of the line expenses include the following […]