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Illinois extends deadline for health guide grants

1 day, 6 hours ago

Community groups have been given more time to apply to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance

Ameren Illinois hires 80 for $640 million modernization

2 days, 6 hours ago

Plans to spend $640 million from 2012 to 2021 to modernize

Illinois jobless rate dips to 9.3 percent in April

3 days, 5 hours ago

Data released Thursday by IDES shows that there were 2,000 fewer jobs in April, despite the improved unemployment rate.

Illinois businesses work to sort out the Affordable Care Act

4 days, 3 hours ago

Illinois businesses are preparing for the Affordable Care Act to go into full effect in 2014 and some are considering limiting work hours to avoid future healthcare costs

Knapheide donates truck beds for disaster relief

5 days, 21 hours ago

The company has partnered with the First Response Team of America to provide truck equipment for use on disaster sites

Illinois adds tech jobs ahead of national rate

6 days, 5 hours ago

State's tech sector saw 1.6 percent job growth in 2012

State expects online tax losses of $212 million this year

1 week ago

Release of the figures comes as the U.S. House considers legislation sponsored Sen. Dick Durbin that would give states more power to force sales tax collections by online sellers

Sears rolls out lease-to-own program nationwide

1 week, 1 day ago

Sears has launched a lease-to-own service allowing consumers without credit to purchase big ticket items and pay them down over time

'Cool kids' line haunts Abercrombie CEO

1 week, 2 days ago

Abercrombie & Fitch, the clothing retailer, has caught flak in recent days for controversial comments made in 2006 by its chief executive

Retail sales brighten, but less than expected

1 week, 3 days ago

April sees a 3.8% jump in a monthly measure of same-store sales, helped by teen and discount chains

Dow closes above 15,000 for first time

1 week, 5 days ago

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time Tuesday, hitting a new all-time high on strong economic news overseas

Constitutional concerns cloud future of Illinois pension reform

2 weeks ago

Lawyers studying current bill say state may not be able to touch current retirees' pensions