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International manufacturing show draws thousands to McCormick Place

June 18, 2018 at 8:22 a.m.

Mike Haupers, whose budget for buying machinery had doubled to about $2 million in time for this week's International Manufacturing Technology Show at McCormick Place, had spent about one-third of...

Engineers building car using 3-D printer at McCormick Place

June 18, 2018 at 8:36 a.m.

Tucked in a corner inside McCormick Place engineers from two companies and a national laboratory are furiously working on the final days of a challenge to make, assemble and drive...

A protester is detained by police at a demonstration in favor of a $15 living wage at Cicero Avenue and 29th Street in Cicero.

50 arrested in local fast-food wage protests

June 17, 2018 at 9:46 a.m.

Hundreds of fast-food workers held strikes and protests in Chicago and other U.S. cities Thursday, the latest step in their push for a $15 hourly wage. In the Chicago area,...

Navistar headquarters in Lisle on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.

Navistar loss narrows on cost cuts

June 18, 2018 at 8:25 a.m.

Truck-and-engine maker Navistar International Corp. on Wednesday reported a smaller fiscal third-quarter loss due to cost-cutting initiatives that were able to offset flat sales. Lisle-based Navistar said it lost $2...

Sewer contractor on Glenview project cited for safety violations

June 18, 2018 at 8:48 a.m.

DiMeo Brothers Inc., an Elk Grove Village-based sewer contractor, was cited for three alleged safety violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday. The company faces proposed fines...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks during a news conference.

Chinese buffets probed by state for possible labor violations

June 17, 2018 at 10:40 a.m.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Monday an investigation into possible wage and labor law violations by Chinese buffet-style restaurants.Five restaurants mostly in northeastern Illinois have been subpoenaed by Madigan's...

Deere laying off 460 in Iowa

June 17, 2018 at 10:33 a.m.

Farm equipment maker Deere & Co. said Friday it will lay off 460 workers at its Waterloo, Iowa, plant because of declining demand. The announcement comes a week after Deere...

Hostess Twinkie plant in Schiller Park closes after 84 years

June 17, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

Hostess Brands said Wednesday it will close its Schiller Park bakery, where Twinkies and other iconic sweets have been produced for 84 years, affecting about 400 employees. Union officials said...

Caterpillar worldwide dealer sales fall 9 percent

June 18, 2018 at 8:38 a.m.

Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. on Wednesday said worldwide dealer machinery sales fell 9 percent for the three months that ended in July. By segment, sales in resource...

baiduhai poll: Vast majority of Chicago voters back $13 minimum wage

May 15, 2019 at 2:16 p.m.

More than 4 out of 5 voters back Mayor Rahm Emanuel's proposal to significantly increase Chicago's minimum wage in the coming years, even as it remains unclear whether the plan...

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