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A Jewel-Osco delivery truck with refrigeration and freezers is seen Nov. 11, 2017, outside the Jewel-Osco store in Westmont. Teamsters Local 710, which represents warehouse workers, drivers and dispatchers at Jewel's Melrose Park distribution center, says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with the grocer.

Jewel-Osco’s 850 warehouse workers and drivers reach deal, avoiding strike

March 8, 2021 at 4:47 p.m.

The union representing Jewel-Osco's 850 warehouse workers and drivers reached a tentative agreement with the grocery chain late Sunday night, averting a strike. Teamsters Local 710, which represents warehouse workers,...

Exterior of the closed Illinois Department of Employment Services office at 2444 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Miles perdieron beneficios por desempleo en Illinois, y muchos más están por quedarse sin ellos

March 4, 2021 at 9:27 p.m.

Aproximadamente 40,000 personas en Illinois perdieron los beneficios por desempleo al finalizar una extensión federal el mes pasado, y muchos más podrían perderlos muy pronto. Una mejora en la tasa...

The closed Illinois Department of Employment Services office at 2444 W. Lawrence Ave. is seen July 14, 2020, in Chicago.

About 40,000 people just lost unemployment benefits in Illinois. Here’s why, and who will lose them next.

March 4, 2021 at 7:58 p.m.

Roughly 40,000 people in Illinois have lost unemployment benefits after a federal extension ended last month, and more could lose benefits soon. An improvement in the state's unemployment rate has...

Lisle-based truck maker Navistar International Corp. is one of several companies that got low marks in a study mandated by a new state law on diversity of boards at public companies based in Illinois.

Black and Latino directors largely missing from Illinois corporate boards, first-of-its-kind diversity report finds

March 5, 2021 at 8:27 p.m.

A first-of-its-kind study mandated by a new state law shows Black and Latino directors are largely underrepresented at some of Illinois' largest publicly held companies. The analysis of 74 publicly...

Traffic flows south on the I-294 Tri-State tollway near the Touhy Avenue plaza in August 2012. The Illinois Tollway said Feb. 25, 2021, it is permanently eliminating cash toll collections.

Illinois Tollway will permanently end cash toll collections nearly a year after switching to all-electronic payments

February 27, 2021 at 2:21 a.m.

The Illinois Tollway said Thursday it is permanently eliminating cash toll collections almost a year after it took away the option because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since mid-March, the Tollway...

A person passes by a closed Illinois Department of Employment Services office in the 2400 block of W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago on July 14, 2020.

State system temporarily locks some unemployed Illinoisans out of their accounts, delaying benefits

February 25, 2021 at 9:43 p.m.

Some unemployed Illinoisans will see a delay in their benefit payments after they were unable to access the state's system for certifying benefits earlier this week. From Monday through Wednesday,...

Customers dine in or wait for their orders during the lunch hour, Feb. 24, 2021, at Buona in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.

Buona hiring 500 restaurant workers in Illinois

February 24, 2021 at 9:44 p.m.

Buona, the Berwyn-based chain known for its Italian beef sandwiches, said it will hire 500 full-time and part-time workers across its locations as it expands its business and enhances cleaning...

Melissa Brennan, científica senior en investigación y desarrollo en la división de diagnóstico de Abbott Laboratories en Abbott Park, trabaja con muestras de sangre y las analiza para detectar anticuerpos contra COVID-19 el 9 de febrero de 2021. Brennan solía trabajar en el Laboratorio Nacional de Argonne en amenazas de enfermedades infecciosas y se encuentra entre las docenas de trabajadores que cambiaron de carrera para unirse a Abbott.

El estrecho mercado laboral pandémico obliga a algunos en Chicago a cambiar de carrera

February 23, 2021 at 5:31 p.m.

Un exgerente de Gap pierde su trabajo de casi 20 años y se convierte en soldador. Un camarero de un restaurante pierde el suyo y empieza a trabajar en un...

Melissa Brennan, a senior scientist in research and development in the diagnostics division at Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, works with blood samples, testing them for antibodies to COVID-19 on Feb. 9, 2021. Brennan used to work at Argonne National Laboratory on infectious disease threats and is among dozens of workers who switched careers to join Abbott.

With millions of jobs likely gone for good, the pandemic is forcing unemployed Chicagoans to rethink their careers

February 23, 2021 at 7:40 p.m.

A former Gap manager loses his job of nearly 20 years and becomes a welder. A restaurant server loses hers and starts working at a cannabis dispensary. A personal trainer,...

State Farm, headquartered in Bloomington, Ill., said this week it will increase auto rates an average of 4.2% in Illinois as driving picks up during the pandemic.

State Farm increases auto rates in Illinois after cutting them last year by nearly 14%

February 18, 2021 at 9:42 p.m.

State Farm is increasing auto insurance rates in Illinois by 4.2% on average after cutting them last summer as motorists stayed off the road amid a statewide COVID-19 shutdown. The...

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