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(AP) — The jobless rate across Illinois dropped in April for an eighth straight month, but job growth all but stalled.
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Development of a new cargo area on O'Hare's northeast corner will generate 1,200 cargo and 1,200 construction jobs — and lead to another 10,000 related jobs, the mayor says.
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(Crain's) — Symbol Job Training is a Skokie-based tool and die shop turned training center that is addressing the biggest issue in manufacturing today — a lack of skilled labor.
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(Crain's) — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating allegations by six former employees of the University of Chicago Medical Center that they were wrongfully terminated after taking 12 weeks' leave.
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(Crain's) — The Batavia-based lab plans to cut roughly 80 jobs about a month after the Obama administration killed funding for a big long-range project.
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(AP) — Employers nationwide pulled back on hiring in April, evidence of an economy still growing only sluggishly. The unemployment rate dipped, but only because more people gave up looking for work.
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(Crain's) — More than a dozen companies in Illinois plan to shed 1,803 jobs in the next two months due to closings and restructurings.
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How did Mayor Emanuel do in his first year? Did he live up to his campaign promises? Select a topic, watch what the video of then candidate Emanuel and give the mayor a score.
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In case you haven't heard, the economic recovery isn't exactly zooming along. Here's a look at local unemployment numbers.
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(AP) — Small-town bookkeeper Rita Crundwell is accused of using her modestly paid town hall job to steal their tax dollars, support an extravagant lifestyle and win national fame as a breeder.
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(AP) — The state Department of Employment Security says unemployment dropped in all 12 Illinois metro areas in March. It's the first time that's happened since May 2011.
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(Crain's) — A professor at the UIC's College of Medicine is suing two colleagues for trying to oust him from the pediatric surgery department in a case that demonstrates the financial ties and conflicts that can arise at teaching hospitals.
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(Crain's) — The number of Chicago-area workers who live farther than 90 miles outside Cook County grew by more than 40 percent during the last decade, in line with a trend among the 10 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.
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(Crain's) — Illinois' unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points in March to 8.8 percent, as employers added 9,100 jobs.
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(Crain's) — U.S. District Court Judge Joan Lefkow certified two classes of black employees who could be included in the lawsuit, potentially covering thousands of workers.
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Skyrocketing demand for at-home caregivers to look after America's aging population has BrightStar sitting pretty.
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(AP) — Most states are doing a poor job tracking whether their tax breaks for businesses are actually spurring job growth, including Illinois, which is among the states facing major budget struggles.
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(Crain's) — Also, Hospira names a pharmaceutical industry veteran to be its operations executive, and Northwestern Memorial unveils the first community health residency for new doctors in Illinois.
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(Crain's) — A survey of 300 local firms found nearly half plan to add employees in the second quarter, even as almost a third have mulled leaving Illinois in the past year.
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(AP) — Employers pulled back sharply on hiring last month, a reminder that the U.S. economy may not be growing fast enough to sustain robust job growth.
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A surprise burlesque performance capped the afterparty for the opening of the Lichtenstein retrospective at the Art Institute.
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Crain's is now accepting nominations for its popular annual 40 Under 40 feature. Deadline for reader nominations is Friday, June 1. Enter your nominees at chicagobusiness.com/40noms
