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Nursing Home Workers Call For Accountability Outside Facility With History Of Chronic Understaffing
Monday, Apr 21, 2025 - Posted by Rich Miller [The following is a paid advertisement.] Last Thursday, nursing home workers lifted up the findings in a new report first released in the blue room on April 8th, in a press conference outside of Landmark at 95th, a facility with a well-documented track record of understaffing. Formerly Southpoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the newly renamed facility is a case in point illustrating the ongoing short staffing crisis in Illinois nursing homes. Landmark’s numerous inspection reports demonstrate the impact of its record of providing only 60% of the care hours that residents need. In the last three years, Landmark accrued an astounding $745,000 in fines for failing to provide adequate care. State Representative Justin Slaughter, co-sponsor of HB2507, spoke outside the facility on the need for public dollars to be properly invested in improving resident care. “It’s important that we protect our nursing home workers. That’s why I’m on the front lines pushing and advocating for a bill that protects our staffing levels as well as the quality of care.” Landmark CNA Sharletta Jeffrey described the challenges of working short staffed. “I work in the dementia unit…some of our residents will get up and just wander off…I can’t always watch them closely. It’s just not possible when you’re taking care of so many people.” It’s past time to end chronic understaffing for nursing home patients. Support HB2507 to ensure public funding goes to care and not to profit because Care Can’t Wait.
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Powering The Future: Ironworkers’ Critical Role In Energy Storage Construction
Monday, Apr 21, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Ironworkers are essential to Illinois’ clean energy future, bringing unmatched skill and precision to energy storage construction. With major investments in renewable energy from Governor Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly, expertly trained union ironworkers are driving progress—one weld and rebar tie at a time. On battery storage sites across the state, ironworkers are responsible for installing the structural backbone of these critical facilities. They lay and tie rebar with the highest level of craftsmanship to reinforce foundations capable of supporting massive battery systems. Their precise welding ensures the strength and stability of steel frameworks that protect and support advanced energy storage infrastructure. These aren’t just construction tasks—they’re high-skill, high-impact jobs performed by union professionals trained to meet the demands of cutting-edge energy projects. As Illinois expands its energy storage capacity to meet the goals of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), ironworkers are not only building physical structures—they’re laying the groundwork for a more sustainable and resilient energy grid. By prioritizing union labor in renewable energy projects, Illinois is investing in both quality and equity. Our clean energy future is stronger, safer, and more secure thanks to the expert work of union ironworkers who are building it from the ground up.
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When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds
Monday, Apr 21, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Findings of a recent economic study were clear — the retail sector is a cornerstone of the state’s economy and crucial to our everyday lives. Retail in Illinois directly contributes more than $112 billion in economic investment annually – more than 10 percent of the state’s total Gross Domestic Product. Retailers like the Boyer family in Quincy enrich our economy and strengthen our communities. We Are Retail and IRMA showcase the retailers who make Illinois work.
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Securing The Future: How Ironworkers Power Energy Storage With Precision And Skill
Friday, Apr 11, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] As Illinois accelerates toward a clean energy future, ironworkers are doing more than just supporting the transition—they’re making it possible with safe, skilled, and reliable rigging and equipment setting on some of the state’s most critical energy storage projects. Thanks to bold investments by Governor Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly, energy storage—especially battery systems—has become a centerpiece of the state’s green infrastructure. Behind the scenes, union ironworkers are the ones rigging and setting massive battery units and essential equipment with unmatched precision. These are not just construction tasks—they’re mission-critical operations that demand expertise, coordination, and an unwavering commitment to safety. From anchoring battery enclosures to securing large-scale energy storage units in place, ironworkers are central to ensuring these projects meet performance and safety standards. Their contribution is foundational to the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which is reshaping how Illinois stores and delivers clean power. Including highly trained union labor on these complex jobs not only protects workers and communities—it guarantees the success of each installation. When you see a battery system supporting solar or wind energy in Illinois, know that ironworkers had a hand in setting it safely, skillfully, and reliably. In every bolt tightened and every rig lifted, ironworkers are powering a greener tomorrow.
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Misguided Insurance Regulation Proposals Could Increase Premiums For The Majority Of Illinoisans
Friday, Apr 11, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Several bills proposed this legislative session seek to ban certain factors that insurance companies use to set fair and accurate insurance pricing for customers. The bills would ban the use of credit-based insurance scores, zip codes, age, and gender in insurance pricing. An op-ed published recently in the Chicago Tribune explains why such bans could cause insurance rates to rise for the majority of consumers. Case in point: When the use of credit was banned in Washington in 2021, more than 60 percent of Washington drivers saw an increase in their insurance premiums. Should similar legislation pass in Illinois, the majority of Illinoisans with better-than-average credit could see premium increases. With stubbornly high inflation and high property taxes, now is not the time to pass bills that could end up hiking insurance premiums for most Illinoisans. Click here to learn more.
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