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Madness surrounds DePaul math professor every March

June 15, 2018 at 10:20 p.m.

Every March math professor Jeff Bergen bursts from the relative obscurity to help college basketball aficionados understand their chances of picking a perfect March Madness bracket. Less than 1 in...

Workers with the Fight for $15 campaign protest at a McDonald's in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2014. The group is also trying to persuade the fast-food company to improve working conditions.

McDonald’s workers allege injuries, unsafe conditions

June 15, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

McDonald's workers in 19 U.S. cities are asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect their workplaces, alleging they've been injured because of a lack of training and protective...

Union backers rally against right-to-work legislation at the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison on Feb. 25, 2015. State legislators eventually approved the measure.

Illinois unions ramp up to thwart ‘right to work’

June 15, 2018 at 10:08 p.m.

In the wake last week of Wisconsin becoming the 25th right-to-work state, Illinois unions say they're girding for battle by strengthening ties with allies and ramping up lobbying efforts. Illinois...

U.S. News names best grad schools for business, law, engineering

June 15, 2018 at 11:03 p.m.

The University of Chicago, Northwestern and Illinois have some of the best graduate schools in the nation for business, law and engineering, according to a U.S. News and World Report...

Northlake company faces $42,000 fine for safety violations

June 15, 2018 at 10:56 p.m.

A Northlake metal heat treatment facility could be fined as much as $42,000 for exposing workers to dangerous chemicals, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday....

Caterpillar faces questions, possible penalties over tax strategy

June 15, 2018 at 11:20 p.m.

Peoria-based Caterpillar has been in the spotlight for using strategies "to avoid paying U.S. taxes," as one lawmaker put it. A maker of heavy equipment such as loaders and bulldozers,...

OSHA: Workers’ comp programs are failing injured workers

June 15, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

Two reports released Wednesday show how workplace injuries are driving Americans deeper into poverty. Changes in state-based workers' compensation insurance programs have made it increasingly difficult for injured workers to...

Navistar reports smaller first-quarter loss

June 15, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.

Lisle-based Navistar International on Tuesday said it narrowed its first-quarter loss because of higher sales and lower warranty costs. Here's how the quarter and year played out: Net loss: The...

Negotiations over SEIU-backed janitors’ contracts to begin this week

June 15, 2018 at 10:55 p.m.

Contact talks are set to begin Wednesday between nearly 12,000 janitors represented by the Service Employees International Union and various employers in the Chicago area. The labor contracts are set...

Court bans Elk Grove contractor from excavating work

June 15, 2018 at 11:00 p.m.

A federal appellate court banned an Elk Grove contractor from reopening his firm or opening a new sewer and water company after failing to pay fines for exposing employees to...

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