Illinois Tollway workers fight to save jobs amid proposed cuts

It’s a fight to save their jobs as dozens of Illinois Tollway workers, including toll collectors held a rally in front of the agency’s headquarters Thursday morning, calling on administrators to do ... Read More

As the U.S. adds jobs, Illinois continues to lag in unemployment numbers

Illinois and the rest of the country added jobs in March, but the state’s unemployment rate is not improving. The economy added 303,000 jobs in March, ne ... Read More

Illinois unemployment rate stays flat in March, job gains continue

(WREX) — Based on preliminary data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Illinois' unemployment rate held steady at 4.8% in March, adding 12,700 jobs ... urgent breaking news and severe ... Read More

Chicago tech jobs expected to bounce back after 2023 layoffs

With 245,800 tech employees estimated in 2023, Chicago has the ninth largest tech workforce across the nation. The Chicago metro area is projected ... with 15,218 jobs, up 4.2%. Read More

CVS, Chicago organization gives new moms career, housing opportunities

CHICAGO (CBS ... Shakiya Horne is about a month inter her new job at an Oak Park CVS. Sometimes, she rings up customers. Other times, she straightens up products. Eventually, she'd like ... Read More

Jobs Report

U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address. Read More

Earthquakes in Chicago and Illinois over the years

(Chicagoans even feel the ones down ... Illinois and 60 miles east of Carbondale. There is no recorded earthquake epicenter within the City of Chicago. Here is a list of Chicago area quakes ... Read More

Blommer Chocolate to Cut 226 Jobs After Chicago Factory Closing

Cocoa processor Blommer Chocolate Co. is cutting hundreds of jobs after announcing it will close its 85-year-old Chicago factory. The company, owned by Japan’s Fuji Oil Holdings Inc., will lay ... Read More

Chicago-area solar eclipse hunters plan trek south to take in totality: ‘You have to experience it’

He booked a hotel four months ago in Evansville, Indiana, for $140 a night, before room rates skyrocketed up ... of many Chicago area residents who’ll be traveling to Carbondale, Illinois ... Read More

Chicago, IL

sporting and entertainment focal points that bring thousands of tourists to the area yearly. Grant Park hosts the annual Taste of Chicago festival, while also featuring Millennium Park ... Read More

Where will cicadas emerge in Illinois? Here's a map of what to expect

With spring officially here, it's only a matter of time before ... up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly Chicago Catch-Up newsletter here. "This is like the year for ... Read More