Press Release: South Central Illinois HighlightsLabor market conditions gradually improved throughout most of South Central Illinois during the past year.
Press Release: Bloomington MSA: The not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.1 percent in August 2016 when compared to 4.9 percent in August 2015. There were an estimated 4,900 unemployed people in the labor force in August 2016.
Press Release: Metro East Highlights. Area employers advertised for 5,300 openings in August and approximately 83 percent sought full-time employment, according to Help Wanted OnLine data compiled by the Conference Board.
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County, defendant, James Cherry, wasfound guilty of one count of armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2(b) (West 2010)) and onecount of aggravated battery with a firearm.