In a potential watershed moment for organized labor and fast food workers, employees at a Starbucks in Buffalo, New York, voted 19-8 to form a labor union — the first such union in…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have launched a new Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program, leveraging a $10 million commitment…
SPRINGFIELD – Business and labor leaders called for continued support for businesses and unemployed workers Wednesday, Feb. 17 in a state Senate hearing ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s…
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin, vice chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, and Tammy Duckworth said that state sites playing a role in national defense are included in appropriations…
Business owners and labor remain at odds over a proposed near doubling of the state’s minimum wage during the next five years. Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed Senate Bill 81, which…
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…
An estimated 1.4 million Illinois workers are on the verge of a pay hike — a pay hike nearly nine years in the making. A proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage now…
Special education classroom assistants, bus aides, security officers and custodians in Chicago Public Schools are concerned about staffing levels, the evaluation process and their wages….
Hinsdale couple file $500 million ...A Hinsdale couple have filed a $500 million claim against a car ...
Renovations close RiverEdge for seasonAurora’s RiverEdge Park is known around northern Illinois as a gem when ...
Chicago police shoot two suspects ...Chicago police shot two suspects – one fatally – in separate incidents ...
Police officers receive Medal of ...Twenty-three officers from 10 law enforcement agencies in Illinois have been awarded ...
