SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 29, 2024) — Over-the-year, total non-farm jobs increased in nine metropolitan areas, decreased in four, and was unchanged in one for the year ending March 2024, according to data released Thursday, April 25, by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in eleven metropolitan areas, decreased in two, and remained unchanged in one.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 24, 2024) — Intense and sustained opposition by Iowa Teamsters to SF2374, legislation that would gut public sector unions, led to the bill’s final defeat at the close of the legislative session on Saturday.

QUAD CITIES (April 12, 2024) — Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), along with Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) introduced the bipartisan Opportunities for Non-developed Sites to Have Opportunities

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (April 9, 2024) — Rock Island County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).