Hummer EV are seen on the production line as President Biden tours the GM assembly plant, in Detroit, Michigan, in November, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters / FILE)

There are 145,000 UAW members at the three companies. The union said 97% of those participating in the strike authorization voted in favor.

Dean Kennedy blocks an entrance to the Flint Metal Center, Oct. 17, 2019 in Flint, Mich. (Jake May / The Flint Journal via AP, file)

The union’s contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis expire in about a month, at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 14.

A residential street in Wicker Park in Chicago. (WTTW News)

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas called the legislation “the most significant property tax reform legislation the General Assembly has approved in decades.”

WeWork logo is seen on an office building in Tel Aviv, Israel, on December 29, 2022. (Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

The company currently lists nine Chicago location on its website, including a number in the West Loop and Near West Side, according to the WeWork website.

Yellow Corp. trucks sitting idle at a company facility on July 31 in Hayward, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images via CNN)

The bankruptcy filing comes more than a week after the trucking company halted operations, putting 30,000 people out of work. It warned in a lawsuit last month it was at risk of running out of the money it needed to continue to operate.

Healthcare instructor Aolion Doxie, right, works with Jamila Thomas at Naperville Wellness & Salt Cave in Naperville, Ill., Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo / Nam Y. Huh)

U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected. But the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% in a sign that the job market remains resilient.

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City officials announced the lawsuit had been filed Thursday against Vision Property Management, LLC, its successor FTE Networks, Inc., and other affiliates in Cook County Circuit Court.

FILE - This photo shows signage for Fitch Ratings, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, in New York. (Henny Ray Abrams / AP Photo, File)

The decision illustrates one way that growing political polarization and repeated Washington standoffs over spending and taxes could end up costing U.S. taxpayers. A lower credit rating, over time, could raise borrowing costs for the U.S. government.

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Some 800,000 Illinoisans are working in temporary jobs, according to industry estimates. That number has more than doubled over the last two decades.

Shoppers peruse a display of Rainer cherries at a Costco warehouse Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Sheridan, Colo. On Friday, The Commerce Department issues its June report on consumer spending. (David Zalubowski / AP Photo)

New figures provided the latest signs that the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation may succeed without triggering a recession, an outcome known as a “soft landing.”

Working in the gig economy can help people spend more time searching for their next job, if they've been laid off. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

The last time the Bureau of Labor Statistics officially tracked workers with alternate job arrangements was 2017. But workplace experts say the number of gig workers is growing and their impact is being felt throughout the economy. It could even be distorting government economic data.

UPS lanyards are seen before a rally, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Atlanta, as a national strike deadline nears. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)

UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike.

UPS teamsters and workers hold a rally, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Atlanta, as a national strike deadline nears. (AP Photo / Brynn Anderson)

Negotiations broke down earlier this month and unionized workers have been holding rallies and practice pickets across the country. The Teamsters, which represent more than half of the company’s workforce, will resume talks with UPS on Tuesday.

: Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the grand opening of a new Lion Electric assembly plant in Will County. The Canada-based company specializes in medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, including electric school buses. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
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On Friday, Pritzker was in Joliet where he joined other elected officials and local dignitaries to celebrate the grand opening of a new Lion Electric assembly plant, the first new automotive factory in the greater Chicago area since 1965.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) said the tipped minimum wage should be eliminated to protect workers from sexual harassment, wage theft and abuse. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News)
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Taken together, the two proposals are likely to form the foundation of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s agenda when it comes to labor. A former organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, Johnson enjoyed the unanimous support of Chicago’s progressive labor organizations.

President Joe Biden looks to Israel's President Isaac Herzog as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new guidelines for corporate mergers, took steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords and launched a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry.