Abbott Labs Hiring 2,000 Employees For New Gurnee Facility Handling Rapid COVID Testing
Abbott Labs is looking to hire 2,000 people for a new facility in Gurnee that will be handling rapid COVID testing.
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Abbott Labs is looking to hire 2,000 people for a new facility in Gurnee that will be handling rapid COVID testing.
Poverty numbers will go up here, not just because of the pandemic but also because of the way the State of Illinois has handled unemployment and paying out claims, according to a professor at the University of Chicago.
We're seeing parts of the economy recover months into the coronavirus pandemic, but this week's numbers tell the other side of the story.
There were 1,006,000 new claims filed across the country last week.
This week, we're digging deeper into what are called "behavioral" questions in an interview.
In addition to more than 14,000 identity theft claims at IDES, there have been 107,000 more fraud claims that came through Illinois under a new federal benefit called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
More than half of U.S. states have been approved for the additional unemployment benefits, but Illinois is not among them yet.
Many who can't get through to the Illinois Department of Employment Security over the phone and can't wait for their benefits any longer have resorted to driving to the offices, but they are closed.
The application process opened Friday. The application window closes on August 31 at 11:59 p.m.
There were less than 1,106,000 new jobless claims filed in the U.S. for the week or August 10.
In some parts of Chicago, you'll pay over $6 for a gallon of regular gas. Illinois is nearly 50 cents above the national average cost for fuel.
Chatham residents say they're losing a vital resource as Walgreen's prepares to close its store near 86th and Cottage Grove.
The National Weather Service issued Blowing Dust Advisory for parts of the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana Monday.
Rideshare drivers say it's getting difficult to continue working as gas prices surpass $6 in the city.
Monday is the start of National Small Business Week, and Chicago officials highlighted local owners and the initiatives they're building to help them.
Some nurses and Illinois state lawmakers said on Monday that they are concerned about the future of St. Joseph Medical Center under its new for-profit owner, Prime Healthcare.
More than 100 workers at Brookfield Zoo Chicago went on strike on Monday, amid a contract impasse, but the zoo said it's still open to the public and operating as usual.
A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
Chicago police are investigating after shots were fired during a fight at a youth football event in Bronzeville Sunday evening.