Scott Reeder

SPRINGFIELD — The way Illinois has handled negotiations with the largest union representing state workers has always been political. When the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees flexes...

In 1973, then-Gov. Dan Walker hired a young Georgetown University graduate and others for his staff but paid them with money from state agencies rather than from the governor's office....

There are three ways to "balance" a state budget — raise taxes, cut spending or play "make believe." At least that's the explanation a budget director for a former governor...

Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Public employee unions had their hopes fulfilled last week when the Illinois Supreme Court unanimously ruled that their...

In the parking lots of some union halls you'll still see the signs, "No foreign cars allowed." The signs almost seem quaint, a vestige of another era. But it shouldn't...

I hurried on to the train last Thursday, glanced down at my boarding pass and then saw I was seated next to a newly released inmate. The cheap sneakers, ill-fitting...