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Since the start of the year, Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature have been working behind closed doors with the governor’s office, the Illinois Department of Employment Security, which has administered the unemployment funds and come under fire at times for poor management of their disbursement, along with business and labor groups to figure out a way to pay off the debt.
Staff, employees and guests arrive to the Old Post Office in Chicago March 21, 2022. Many companies are again calling employees back to the office, but the way employees are returning has changed and many are required to spend fewer days there. According to the building’s general manager, in mid-March about 1,600 workers swiped into the building, which is expected to house around 10,000 employees when fully occupied. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
“Because the vast majority of the issues are related to zoning, we’ve asked Chairman Tunney to chair meeting and then, (as) vice chair, Chairman Ervin, because we care obviously a lot about the minority- and women-owned component of this casino. Ample opportunity will be given to every single member of the body to participate, kick the tires, if additional briefings are needed.”
Abbott Laboratories manufacturing plant is shown in Sturgis, Mich., Sept. 23, 2010. Federal safety inspectors say baby formula maker Abbott failed to maintain sanitary conditions at the Michigan manufacturing plant recently linked to a cluster of infant illnesses. (Brandon Watson/AP)
Vice President Kamala Harris at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, in Washington, March 15, 2022. Harris will announce an action plan to stop racial discrimination in the appraisal of home values, according to senior administration officials. The plan contains 21 distinct steps to improve oversight and accountability, including a legislative proposal to modernize the governance structure of the appraisal industry. Appraisers help to determine the value of a home so that buyers can receive a mortgage. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Customers pick up orders at Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary, March 4, 2021, in Chicago. Chicago-based Cresco Labs, which owns Sunnyside in Lakeview, may get a lot bigger after announcing its proposed acquisition of Columbia Care. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Ananias Ocampo receives paperwork following an appointment with a dermatologist at Cook County Health on March 14, 2022. At right is advocate and caregiver Hilda Burgos. Ocampo, 78, uses Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults, a Medicaid-like program that benefits immigrants 65 and older regardless of their immigration status. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
On March 15, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, developer John Murphy and Skokie Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Howard Meyer were among the community leaders and building teams at a ribbon-cutting for the building, Highpoint at 8000 North, on the northwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Oakton Street in Skokie.
The company has signed a lease to occupy 133,000 square feet at 3500 Lacey Road, which is about one mile west of its current Downers Grove location, spokesman Greg Thompson said in an email. The company’s current Downers Grove office is about 178,000 square feet. The Downers Grove office has about 625 employees working flex schedules, meaning they spend at least three days a week in the office, and about 400 fully remote workers, Thompson said.
FILE – LG Chem Michigan Inc.’s plant is Holland, Mich., is seen in this March 15, 2013 photo. Electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution, a joint-venture partner with automaker General Motors, plans a $1.7 billion expansion in western Michigan that will add up to 1,200 jobs by 2025. The project at the company’s site in Holland was approved Tuesday, March 22, 2022, for $56.5 million in state grants and a 20-year tax break worth $132.6 million.(Mark Copier/The Grand Rapids Press via AP) (Mark Copier/AP)