Illinois falling backward: 2,200 workers saw mass layoffs in September
Illinois falling backward: 2,200 workers saw mass layoffs in September
Manufacturing workers continue to receive pink slips in Illinois.
Food-truck bust in the Loop sets disturbing precedent for Chicago chefs
Food-truck bust in the Loop sets disturbing precedent for Chicago chefs
Food-truck owners ticketed for operating on business streets worry that Chicago may be attempting to shut them down.
ConAgra move to Chicago is bittersweet for Illinoisans
ConAgra move to Chicago is bittersweet for Illinoisans
Downtown appeal and state-issued tax credits mask a discouraging jobs climate statewide.
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Mark Selvaggio
“We’re responsible for over 23 families here at Selvaggio Steel. And they count on my brother and I walking into work and being able to make a profit on the work that we do so that they also have opportunities to have jobs.” Mark Selvaggio Selvaggio Steel
Melody Young
Melody Young
There was a boy in this neighborhood who wanted my son to join a gang. Our family doesn’t join gangs. But one day the school called and said my son wasn’t in school so I went driving to look for him. I saw him at the park with that boy and he said, “[Your son’s]...
Illinois’ death tax
Illinois’ death tax
Quote of the day, October 7
Quote of the day, October 7
CPS pensions: From retirement security to political slush fund
CPS pensions: From retirement security to political slush fund
CPS leaders have brought the teachers’ pension fund to the brink of insolvency. Now they’re counting on taxpayers to clean up the mess.
Weak U.S. jobs report: Lackluster job creation, workforce contracts in September
Weak U.S. jobs report: Lackluster job creation, workforce contracts in September
Newly released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows weak jobs gains and a shrinking U.S. workforce in September.
Chicago aldermen who opposed food trucks now seek to restrict operations for food carts
Chicago aldermen who opposed food trucks now seek to restrict operations for food carts
History repeating.
Quote of the day, October 2
Quote of the day, October 2
Chicago tax collector hath arrived with massive tax hike
Chicago tax collector hath arrived with massive tax hike
Emanuel says, ‘we haven’t left any stone unturned ... not done yet’
Quote of the day, October 1
Quote of the day, October 1