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…
A new study co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher who studies labor issues affecting low-wage workers finds pervasive underemployment among low-paid part-time…
Since the early 1970s Jim Claeyssen has had a unique perspective on the development and growth of CherryVale Mall, the Rockford region’s prime shopping destination. “I remember…
A new, live entertainment facility, designed to attract crowds from across Southern Illinois and the greater St. Louis area, could ultimately prove the highest-profile component of…
As the home of Sears since the late 19th century, Illinois is the birthplace of modern retail. Even today’s colossus, Amazon, can trace the roots of its business model to Sears’…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois economy shrank at an annual rate of 5.4 percent during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, according to federal data released…
I used to say that when a columnist writes about his or her drive to work, they have likely, at least temporarily, run out of significant things to say. This column is, at least partly,…
Not even vehicles from six different directions generated enough traffic to save Sears’ last store in Chicago. The retailer has announced that it will be closing its store at Six…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Pritzker defends Illinois’ immigration lawsGov. J.B. Pritzker spent hours Thursday defending his governing record and Illinois’ ...
Man charged in Chicago officer’s ...A Freeport man is being held in Cook County Jail in connection ...
Food Bank fills gap with ...With schools closed for the summer, the Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank ...
