Employment

OSF HealthCare says it has more than 750 open positions in the greater Peoria area. UnityPoint Health has close to 500 vacancies. And Morton Industries is looking to hire about 70 additional workers.

Kianna Pittman can attest to the benefits of the work-based learning program offered at the Woodruff Career and Technical Center.“As a kid, I always knew…

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Peoria School District 150 Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat in touting the efforts of the Summer Youth Employment Program in…

Chicago set a new tourism record last year, attracting more than 57.6 million visitors during 2018.Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the new numbers…

Illinois' unemployment rate has hit its lowest level in more than a decade.The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that the…

Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois is benefiting from a $10 million grant from Google.Goodwill is partnering with the tech giant to launch a Digital…

CHICAGO (AP) - The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's unemployment rate fell below six percent in February. The drop to 5.4…

Federal officials say public housing authorities and other groups in Illinois will receive nearly $1.4 million to boost employment and economic…

A few years ago, Illinois adopted regulations for high-volume horizontal fracking, but it was slow to get the permitting process up and running. Those...

Illinois officials say the state's unemployment rate in November remained at 5.6 percent. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Thursday…