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Work continues on the Jane Byrne Interchange in downtown Chicago on April 3, 2020.

West-to-north ramp on the Jane Byrne Interchange set to reopen this week

September 21, 2020 at 3:28 p.m.

The rebuilt west-to-north ramp on the Jane Byrne Interchange is set to reopen this week, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Motorists traveling west will be able to use...

Exterior of the closed Illinois Department of Employment Services office at 2444 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Illinois receives $1.3 billion from FEMA for $300 in weekly federal jobless benefits authorized by President Trump

September 18, 2020 at 6:51 p.m.

Illinois has received $1.3 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for six weeks of an additional $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits authorized by President Donald Trump. The Illinois...

Striking health care workers from the University of Illinois at Chicago rally in front of the Thompson Center in Chicago on Sept. 18, 2020.

University of Illinois at Chicago nurses and service workers march downtown as part of days-long strike

September 18, 2020 at 5:42 p.m.

Nurses and service workers on strike from the University of Illinois at Chicago marched downtown on a chilly Friday morning to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office, asking the governor for support...

Bags of produce from the Greater Chicago Food Depository await distribution in the parking lot of Trinity United Church of Christ on Friday, May 1, 2020. The CEO of Trust for America's Health said higher obesity rates among Black and Latino adults is partly because some can't afford healthier food options, which tend to be more expensive.

Adult obesity rates are up nationwide, and the COVID-19 pandemic could push the rate higher, new report finds

September 18, 2020 at 12:48 p.m.

Adult obesity rates are on the rise nationwide and stood at 31.6% in Illinois, with higher rates among Black and Latino populations, a study published Thursday found. The report by...

SEIU members join hospital workers at University of Illinois Hospital who are on strike Sept. 14, 2020.

Striking workers accuse University of Illinois at Chicago of violating city’s minimum wage law

September 18, 2020 at 10:59 a.m.

Workers at the University of Illinois at Chicago who are on strike filed 20 complaints with the city Thursday alleging the university is paying them below Chicago's $14 per hour...

The building which housed ITT Technical Institute in Arlington Heights is pictured on Sept. 6, 2016. A $330 million nationwide settlement may bring student loan debt relief to more than 1,000 former ITT students in Illinois.

More than 1,000 former ITT Tech students in Illinois may have $9.4 million in loans forgiven

September 16, 2020 at 2:54 p.m.

More than 1,000 former Illinois students who attended the for-profit college ITT Technical Institute could be eligible to receive more than $9.4 million in student loan debt relief, according to...

More than 4,000 University of Illinois health system workers go on strike, joining nurses, in second walkout in less than a week

September 14, 2020 at 4:12 p.m.

More than 4,000 workers at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, its medical schools and the university went on strike Monday morning after failing to reach a...

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