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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 companies across the United States.
Over 100 peopled gathered in solidarity for Nex Benedict and the LGBTQ community.