Christina Harms is telling her story through the Apprentice Ambassador Program, a professional development initiative hosted by the Illinois Workforce Innovation Board’s Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship Committee. The program trains a cohort of people to speak on the apprenticeship model as a college alternative and career development tool.

While there always complaints over property taxes, legislators have rarely tried to tackle the issue.

The House Executive Committee met this week to hear from mayors, unions and agriculture representatives about how data centers impact communities.

The strike began Friday involving tenured and tenure-track faculty.

Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving with a speed control device in their car.

Illinois House Republican lawmakers introduced a bill for a 6-month gas sales tax pause. This is to give relief to Illinois drivers as the price of gas rises over $4 a gallon because of the war in Iran.

A lack of domestic workforce participation in agriculture pushes Illinois farmers to employ foreign workers through the temporary H-2A non-immigrant visa program. Illinois’ employment of farmers through the visa program has grown rapidly, filling 4,488 positions in 2025.

The project has drawn strong support from economic development officials, who foresee more property tax revenue, and organized labor, which would benefit from construction jobs. But it’s also brought out residents worried about the impact on utility costs and the environment.

Labor, driving unions are raising concerns over safety, job loss

A key issue remains salary.