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Illinois jobless rate drops but job growth slows
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:28:45 -0700
Unemployment across Illinois inched lower in April, the eighth consecutive monthly decrease, but job growth all but stalled, according to a report from the state Department of Employment Security released Thursday.
Illinois exports rose 17 percent in first quarter
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:28:22 -0700
Illinois exports rose more than 17 percent in the first quarter to their highest level in more than a decade.
Democrats in Illinois Senate offer budget proposal
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:22:49 -0700
Illinois should maintain education spending and pay a chunk of the state's overdue bills while cutting money for prisons, health care and most other services, Democrats in the state Senate said Friday as they staked out their position for the final days of the legislative session.
ILLINOIS GIRLS TRACK: Belleville West qualifies nine, Edwardsville eight into Saturday's finals
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:59:00 -0700
CHARLESTON, Ill. • A slip out of her hand turned into a good thing Friday afternoon for Edwardsville discus thrower Emmonnie Henderson in the preliminaries of the 40th annual Illinois High School Association Class 3A girls track and field championships at O'Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University.
Rare case of hantavirus reported in Illinois
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:00 -0700
An Illinois resident has contracted hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease spread by rodents, state health officials said.
Illinois Senate nixes member of Human Rights Commission over views
Thu, 17 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • A black Muslim activist's nomination to the Illinois Human Rights Commission has been rejected by the Illinois Senate, after white conservatives slammed him over statements on a website he operates that voices opposition to "race mixing" and interracial marriage.
Illinois committee OKs higher minimum wage
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:16:49 -0700
Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan to increase the minimum wage and let it rise automatically in the future.
Illinois Republican Convention 2012 Finds Clear Choice in Tinley Park Convention Center
Thu, 17 May 2012 09:01:00 -0700
In 2004 and 2008, Illinois Republicans held their Conventions downstate. For the 2012 Illinois Republican State Convention on June 8-9, the thinking was to change locations and find a suitable Chicagoland meeting facility.
Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:53:42 -0700
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court potentially saved cash-strapped Illinois money on Thursday by upholding a lower court's dismissal of a public labor union's lawsuit challenging Governor Pat Quinn's elimination of pay raises in the current budget. Quinn, a Democrat, canceled 2 percent raises worth $75 million for state unionized workers in July, contending the state's then-new $33 billion ...
Illinois third in foreclosures despite national improvement
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:07:25 -0700
Foreclosures starts in Illinois are on par with those in other areas but the state's court-supervised foreclosure system continues to bog down properties in the process.