Founder of pharmaceutical company indicted for bribing doctors to prescribe opioids

By Amy Korte

11/01/2017

As federal and state officials sound the alarm about opioid abuse, Illinois lawmakers should take steps to root it out of the workers’ compensation system.

TAGS: opioid, physician dispensing, workers compensation

Drug company prepares to pay up to $4.5M to Illinois in opioid marketing lawsuit

By Amy Korte

08/09/2017

Illinois has sued a pharmaceutical company over opioid marketing, yet state lawmakers refuse to reform a workers’ compensation system that encourages the overprescription of dangerous drugs.

TAGS: Lisa Madigan, opioid, physician dispensing, workers compensation

Political cowardice on workers’ compensation is destroying blue-collar jobs

By Austin Berg

05/16/2017

Illinois is home to the highest workers’ compensation costs in the region, and the weakest manufacturing recovery. New research details pain points and ways to fix the system while protecting worker safety.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, physician dispensing, workers compensation

A simple workers’ comp fix could save lives

By Austin Berg

03/23/2017

Physician-dispensed drugs account for more than 60 percent of the cost of prescriptions covered by workers’ comp in Illinois.

TAGS: opioid, physician dispensing, workers compensation

Beyond degrees: Empowering Illinoisans through career-first education

Published June 3, 2025 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The best path to empowerment and success, especially for poor people, is work. Work allows us to prosper while providing dignity, upward mobility, the means to support ourselves and create value for others. It’s how we become thriving members of our community. Central to this process is our education...

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students