SPRINGFIELD – After his second-term inauguration amid a frenzied “lame duck” legislative session last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the global stage this week at the World Economic…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy added 18,800 jobs during June as the unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent, the lowest it has been since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That…
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Friday, Jan. 21 that the unemployment rate fell -0.4 percentage point to 5.3 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased…
With the COVID-19 pandemic waning, worker shortages at restaurants, retail stores and hotels have slowed the recovery of some sectors of the U.S. economy. Will workers eventually come…
SPRINGFIELD – Citing an “improved” economic outlook, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday, May 6 his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350…
Illinois is looking to continue a post-pandemic tourism recovery with a new campaign, “Middle of Everything,” starring Illinois native, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress,…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday, Sept. 23 that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy showed strong signs of recovery during the first quarter of 2021 as businesses continued to reopen from the pandemic and direct government payments…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration lawsGov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ ...
Chicago woman charged with killing ...A Chicago woman is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
