The most recent official figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published Sept. 5, showed unemployment rising to 4.3% in August from 4.2% in July. During the shutdown, the Chicago Fed's model is ...

The U.S. jobless rate likely edged up in October to the highest in four years as the hiring rate for unemployed workers ...

Along with when Illinois residents may be receiving reduced SNAP benefits, officials said not everyone who is eligible will be receiving benefits.

Unemployment estimates little changed The Chicago Fed Real-Time Unemployment Rate Forecast estimates the U. S.

Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois were killed in a Montana helicopter crash, his campaign said Thursday.The son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of former ...

Hundreds of unemployment claims filed in New Mexico amid government shutdown Full list of Democrats who voted against paying US Military during shutdown Watch a senior golden retriever rediscover her ...

Here in Colorado, the state's Department of Labor and Employment is getting flooded with unemployment claims from furloughed and laid off employees. Police may have found a new serial killer ...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has charged 13 county employees from seven different departments with felony grand theft for allegedly stealing a total of $437,383 in state ...

The “sanctuary” state of Illinois allocated more money in its 2025 budget to cover free healthcare for illegal immigrants than it did for the state’s road repair fund, home-delivered meals for the ...

PRINCETON/SAVANNA, Ill. (KWQC) - Two businesses are closing plants in Northern Illinois, impacting almost 250 jobs, according to the Illinois database of layoffs. Elkay Plumbing will close its Savanna ...

SPRINGFIELD — One of the Illinois legislature’s biggest opponents of the Chicago Bears’ plan to relocate outside the city introduced legislation on Tuesday that could stall or hinder the team’s ...