SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent ...

The unemployment rate in Illinois remains stable at 4.4% in November, slightly below the national average of 4.6%.

Ameren Corporation's (NYSE: AEE) operations in Missouri and Illinois triggered more than $20.7 billion in annual economic output, according to a study by a leading market research and development firm ...

Some states have opted to reduce funding for early learning programs, while others managed to strengthen their programs.

Estimated state construction unemployment rates were lower than their pre-pandemic level in just over 40% of states. As of ...

Hundreds of workers were brought on to the payroll since Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration instituted the hiring freeze ...

Tesoro used to shop at Costello’s Ace Hardware in Melville, which was closer to his home, but that store closed in September.

Danville Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. said literally there are "lives on the line" as the city works through processes with the ...

With the turn into the new year 2026, several state law changes affect wage and hour compliance, leave administration, onboarding practices, ...

The sentencing follows Ellicott’s arrest in March 2024, when the DA’s office announced 62 felony charges tied to the workers’ ...

Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are.

Local poultry producers have been made pawns in a federal lawsuit over pollution in the Illinois River and it's time to push back and "raise hell," Washington County Judge Patrick Deakins said Tuesday ...