Press Release: South Central Illinois Highlights Workforce conditions continued to improve in summer 2017 throughout South Central Illinois compared to one year ago.
Press Release: Metro East Highlights. Area employers advertised for 5,600 openings in June and approximately 81 percent sought full-time employment, according to Help Wanted OnLine data compiled by the Conference Board.
Press release: The data is clear that a college degree or postsecondary credential is a ticket to a brighter economic future for Illinois students and for the state as a whole, but not everyone has an equal chance at getting that ticket.
Press Release: The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) named Mr. Rob Gorham as recipient of the Illinois Patriotic Volunteer and Appreciation Award for the Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year 2017.
Press Release: CHICAGO Unemployment rates decreased over-the-year in June in all of Illinoiss metropolitan areas and all but two counties, according to data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Dept. of Employment Security (IDES).
Press Release: At the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site on Saturday, August 5 at 2:00 p.m., Jessica Michna will present a first-person portrayal of Mary Lincoln as she recalls her early years and education in Lexington, Kentucky. Ms. Michna's performance will take place in the sites visitor center auditorium, and is free and open to the public.
Press Release: The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that four routine maintenance projects in Metro East will be done on condensed schedules over select weekends in the coming weeks to accelerate the repairs and minimize the impact to the traveling public. The projects will require some expressway closures starting on Friday evenings and reopening no later than the following Monday morning.
Press release: In light of yesterday's tragic incident at the Ohio State Fair, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is suspending the operation of all rides similar to KMGs Fire Ball until further notice.