Mandatory paid time off: ‘a strain’ for Illinois business
FILE – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs into law the Paid Leave For All Workers Act on Monday, March 13, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) CHICAGO (AP) — Doug Knight’s family has owned Springfield
ComEd, Madigan focus of federal bribery trial
FILE – Illinois’ former Speaker of the House Michael Madigan speaks during a committee hearing Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File) CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday at
Illinois ban on cash bail in hands of state’s Supreme Court
FILE – Illinois state Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, center, testifies before the Senate Executive Committee, Dec. 1, 2022, on his legislation to clarify the SAFE-T Act, a sweeping criminal justice overhaul that notably eliminates cash bail. Accompanying
Tyson Foods closing two chicken plants affecting 1,700 workers in Virginia, Arkansas
Tyson Foods has announced that it will be closing two chicken plants that employ more than 1,600 people because of a drastic drop in sales over the past year, and in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry
Russian jet collides with U.S. drone in international airspace over Black Sea
According to the U.S. military, a Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military.
Jane’s Addiction shares first new song in 10 years
Jane’s Addiction kicked off a short West Coast last weekend, and debuted a brand new song called “True Love.” True Love is the band’s first new music since 2013’s “Another Soulmate.” Jane’s last album was 2011’s The Great
Bourbon And Beyond 2023 to feature The Killers, Black Keys and more
The 2023 Bourbon & Beyond Festival will take place September 14-17, 2023 at the Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Kentucky, featuring headliners The Killers, The Black Keys, Blondie, Brandi Carlile and Bruno Mars. The four-day event will also