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….
Chicago police plan DUI patrolsThe Chicago Police Department will be conducting DUI Saturation patrols this weekend ...
Zoning Committee votes against solar ...Second of three stories looking at a proposed solar farm in Winnebago ...
Mom of victim in fatal ...Traci Palucci is struggling to put all her feelings into a victim ...
Democratic leadership gets behind Williamson’s ...Republican Amy Grant, R-47th, was first elected to the state House in ...
