McHenry County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.
Press Release: The Illinois Department of Transportation will host a public meeting May 5 on the final environmental report covering the rebuilding of the Union Pacific Railroad's Kankakee River bridge and other improvements as part of the Chicago-to-St. Louis high-speed rail program.
Press Release:Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IL-IA MSA. Area employers advertised for 5,300 positions in March and approximately 87 percent sought full-time employment, according to Help Wanted OnLine data compiled by the Conference Board.
Press Release: South Central Illinois Highlights. Unemployment increased throughout South Central Illinois when compared to one year ago. Seasonal layoffs affected the labor market conditions in the first quarter of 2016.
Chicago Transit Authority -vs- Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241: On May 15, 2003, Administrative Law Judge Philip M. Kazanjian, on behalf of the Local Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board (Board), issued a Recommended Decision and Order in the abovecaptionedcases, 20 PERI 80 (IL LRB-ALJ 2003), finding that the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) violated Section 10(a)(1) of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act (Act), 5 ILCS 315 (2004), as amended, when it threatened certain of its employees and denied the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 241 (Union orLocal 241), access to its property to conduct an election, in retaliation for a strike authorization vote the Union conducted in June 2001. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Kazanjian, however, dismissed the Union's allegation that the CTA violated Section 10(a)(1) of the Act when it issued a memorandum to certain of its employees, warning that if they engaged in certain job actions, it would discipline them. The ALJ also dismissed the CTA's complaint against the Union, finding no merit to its contentions that the Union violated Section 10(b)(1) and (4) of the Act when it conducted the strike authorization vote and maintained its position that the members of its bargaining unit have the right to strike.
Press Release: The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is teaming up with the environmental organization Living Lands and Waters to distribute thousands of tree seedlings to schools throughout Illinois in observance of Earth Day on Friday.
Press Release: South Central Illinois Highlights. Unemployment increased throughout South Central Illinois when compared to one year ago. Seasonal layoffs affected the labor market conditions in the first quarter of 2016.
Press Release: Metro East Highlights. Area employers advertised for 6,000 openings in March and approximately 84 percent sought full-time employment, according to Help Wanted OnLine data compiled by the Conference Board. It is a global, independent business membership and research association.