Legal Updates

Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Illinois Artificial Intelligence in Employment Effective January 2026 The Illinois Human Rights Act defines caregivers as a protected class. This amendment (PA 103-0804) extends that protection and prohibits the use of artificial intelligence to discriminate against protected classes in recruitment, hiring, promotion, and other employment activities. Illinois Medical Aid […]
What Retirement?

Some older adults continue to work well past retirement age — whether they have to or not Kevin O’Neil, 67, worked as a journalist for more than 30 years. The McKinley Park resident later obtained his master’s degree in business administration and even became chief of staff for a Rogers Park alderman. But when the alderman […]