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With a vote on September 2nd by members of Teamsters Local 700 to accept the last proposal by the Forest Preserves of Cook County, the Teamsters strike at the Forest Preserves has ended. Local 700 employees in the landscape maintenance, resource management, conservation and experiential programming, and fleet and facilities departments are expected to return to work t...

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A report from the University of Illinois Chicago said immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in revenue loss at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County. The report entitled, Hunkering Down: The Hidden Economic Cost of Federal Immigration Enforcement in Cook County, IL, released this week, examined how heighte...

To expand diversity in Illinois’ building trades and the 1st District’s talent pipeline, State Senator Javier Loera Cervantes is encouraging local, community-based organizations to apply for the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program’s latest funding round. These comprehensive programs help participants gain apprenticeship program admission, providing gradu...

Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) led 27 of his colleagues in a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon demanding she provide answers and transparency about the growing federal student loan default crisis as nearly a record of 10 million borrowers enter default under the Trump Administration.  The members warn that as millions of Americans struggle to keep u...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Ald. Desmon Yancy endorsed Jessica Biggs for President of the Chicago Board of Education on Tuesday.  “I urge Chicagoans to support Jessica Biggs in the November election for CPS board president,” said Preckwinkle. “Jessica is an experienced educator who is committed to making sure every kid in Chicago has access to a g...