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Yowza. Illinois Public Sector Costs Taxpayers $1 Billion a Year for Workers' Comp

13 Apr, 2017 Bob Wilson

It hurts just thinking about it. The Illinois Policy Institute recently issued a report that says the combined cost of workers’ comp for the various municipal and state systems in Illinois totals a whopping $1 […]

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