Onerous regulations drag down Skokie businesses trying to stay afloat and provide job opportunities for residents who need them.
The factory will close its doors after more than 70 years of making lighting components.
The announcement comes on the heels of the manufacturing giant’s decision to invest in Wisconsin.
The collar counties were hit hardest by mass layoffs in July.
Illinois has sued a pharmaceutical company over opioid marketing, yet state lawmakers refuse to reform a workers’ compensation system that encourages the overprescription of dangerous drugs.
Alliance Steel Corp could bring 100 new jobs to Gary, Indiana.
Illinois’ manufacturing middle class continues to face somber news.
Lawsuits by employees over the use of fingerprint time clocks could cost companies millions in damages.
The number of Cook County municipalities that have opted out of both ordinances has climbed to 107.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has emphatically denied the Cubs’ request for more night games at Wrigley Field – continuing the decades-old hostile relationship between the team and city government.
Illinois’ jobs growth over the past year was 40 percent slower than the national average, and lagged even further behind the average of neighboring states.
Whether a new bill would actually strengthen privacy protections, or merely encourage lawsuits, burden businesses and suppress innovation are open questions.
News outlets have reported that Foxconn will announce plans to build a production plant in Wisconsin that could employ up to 13,000 workers.
Lake Bluff homeowners home sharing with Airbnb were forced to cease and desist by the village zoning board.