Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) recently celebrated an $88 million commitment from the United Kingdom for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, saying the pledge would help bring jobs to the Batavia area.

Anyone struggling with weight loss is being invited to an ongoing Thursday night program at Presence Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin that is focused on making a "N.E.W. You," according to the Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce.

The Elgin Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is taking applications for the position of sales and services coordinator, who will oversee the bureau’s sales, service and marketing efforts and work to increase overnight stays in the Elgin area.

A majority of jobs will demand education and training beyond high school by 2020, according to many predictions, and Elgin Community College (ECC) says it is determined to meet students’ needs with many degree and certificate options, according to a press release.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

School students need Illinois to invest in them, not take money away, Tony Sanders, CEO of School District U46, told a House Property Tax Subcommittee on Friday.

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) believes Illinois businesses need every edge they can get to stay afloat.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from the Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of vandals who raided one of his senior-assisted living construction worksites and damaged valuable equipment.

Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) decried a workers' compensation reform bill that Democrats passed during the final hours of the legislative session on Wednesday.

A business owner who makes a minor mistake shouldn't end up going to jail, Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) argued on Tuesday during House debate on an anti-wage theft bill.

Illinoisans pay more in total taxes than anyone else in the nation, so any thoughts about adding to that burden need to be forgotten, a tax analyst argued recently.

Without the help of Republicans, Senate Democrats voted Tuesday to fix the budget by raising the Illinois income tax and expanding the sales tax.

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

HB2462 is something of a Trojan horse piece of legislation, according to Dr. Amy Farmer Derick: On the surface, it looks great, but what's on the inside is bound to do a lot of damage.

A Chicago law firm applauded a recent "astounding" appellate court decision to upholding previous rulings denying wor​kers' compensation for a firefighter who suffered a heart attack while at high risk for one due to coronary artery disease.

When the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) scheduled a strike vote earlier this year, many viewed the move as another tactic orchestrated by the union to prevent Gov. Bruce Rauner from imposing his last, best offer.

Over three dozen local eateries participating in St. Charles’ upcoming Restaurant Week will honor special discount coupons Feb. 27 to March 3, city officials recently announced, letting guests support local businesses while enjoying their meals.