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Even in worker-friendly Illinois, employers have tremendous power and can discipline employees for declining to participate in non-work-related meetings that discuss politics or religion.

Members of the Cook County Democratic Party meet Friday to choose an interim replacement for the late county Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who died earlier this month. Seventeen interested applicants sent their credentials to the party by the Wednesday deadline, including several County Board members, a sitting state senator and the current clerk of Evanston. Yarbrough’s passing came too late for ...

CHICAGO -- Rose and Rob Bronstein were blindsided by their 15-year-old son Nate’s suicide in early 2022. The Bronsteins say Nate was a funny, athletic and well-liked kid. What they didn’t know, they said, is that in the weeks leading up to his death, Nate was being harassed by other Latin School of Chicago students on the social media platform Snapchat. They believe a bill under consideration ...

As one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Stericycle received the highest rating of five stars for offering a diverse and inclusive work environment and celebrating the role that diversity plays in driving creativity, innovation and organizational success. The selection process involved a comprehensive, independent evaluation of publicly available data, interviews with human resources professionals, and an anonymous online survey conducted with more than 223,000 employees at co...

Over 100 peopled gathered in solidarity for Nex Benedict and the LGBTQ community.

Four Democratic Party candidates are seeking the March 19 nomination to square off with the two-term Republican State Rep. Jackie Haas for the next two-year term in the Illinois House.

If you Google Chicago City Hall Weddings, you'll find a link to Chicago's Best Wedding Venue Hack, an article I wrote about having your city hall ceremony at the historic Chicago Cultural Center. In fact, lots of couples get married at City Hall, take some photos around the city, and gather with family and friends

As the Vatican announcement that Pope Francis supports blessings for same-sex couples in the Catholic Church reverberated around the world Monday, Chicago-area Catholics saw it as a surprising but reaffirming move toward accepting gay couples in the church. “When I found out today’s news, I was just thrilled because I have never felt so affirmed by my church as I did today,” said Rick Guasco, ...

Organizations which send out these questionnaires need to rethink their approaches, and legislators definitely need to study what they’re signing.

Imagine a lobbyist approaching a legislator and promising that if the member voted for a specific bill the lobbyist would contribute to their campaign committee....