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Bleacher fans arrive before the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians play on Oct. 30, 2016, in Game 5 of the World Series at Wrigley Field.

Will Cubs keep you from getting to work on time Thursday? The team is here to help.

June 9, 2018 at 5:30 a.m.

If you're expecting an epic Game 7 hangover, the Cubs have your back. The team tweeted out "Super official excuse notes for EVERYONE!" Wednesday in the form of a fill-in-the-blank...

Inspired by a push from tech companies to encourage voting, Chicago companies are employing a number of incentives to make sure workers cast their ballots.

Chicago employers relax office schedules, offer incentives to get people to vote

June 9, 2018 at 6:11 a.m.

In the final sprint to Election Day, the sighs of relief that the wretched 2016 campaign season is mercifully coming to an end may be eclipsed only by the fervent...

Fans watching game five of the World Series sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, during a viewing party at Duce's on Clark Street.

How bosses can deal with Cubbie fever at work

June 9, 2018 at 8:09 a.m.

Delirious Cubs fans, who can't seem to stop pinching themselves, are still somehow expected to show up to work. How can Chicago employers, many of them just as delirious, respect...

The Chicago skyline glows as the sun sets.

Half of Illinois’ metro areas posted unemployment increases in September

June 9, 2018 at 7:25 a.m.

Seven of Illinois' 14 metro areas saw unemployment rates tick higher in September compared with the year before and six were down jobs, most concentrated downstate, according to preliminary data...

Women engineers describe unfriendly work environments in study

May 9, 2019 at 7:48 a.m.

One woman engineer said she was reprimanded for raising her voice, while her male colleagues yelled without consequence. Another woman recalled male co-workers rejoicing that a new female hire would...

Cook County Board chairman John Daley calls an ordinance that would gradually raise the minimum wage to $13 in suburban Cook County "the moral and right thing to do."

Cook County approves $13 hourly minimum wage affecting suburbs

June 9, 2018 at 7:09 a.m.

Suburban Cook County has joined Chicago in adopting a $13 hourly minimum wage, a move critics say is better left to the state but proponents contend is a response to...

For those workers with some college education or an associate degree, pay remains well below pre-recession levels. Chicago residents in that education category had median earnings of #31,531 in 2015, 15 percent lower than in 2007, when adjusted for inflation.

Chicagoans with less than college degree have had weakest earnings recovery

June 9, 2018 at 8:06 a.m.

Despite recent good news from the Census Bureau that incomes rose significantly last year after a long period of stagnation, pay remains well below pre-recession levels for many — especially...

his Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, shows the Illinois Department of Employment Security office in Springfield, Ill. The state's unemployment rate in September held steady at 5.5 percent.

Illinois unemployment rate holds steady at 5.5 percent in September

June 9, 2018 at 8:41 a.m.

Illinois' unemployment rate held steady in September at 5.5 percent and employers added 7,400 jobs to payrolls, mostly in professional and business services, according to preliminary data released Thursday by...

Cubs logos, W flags, and streamers in support of the Cubs mix with Halloween decorations in the lobby area Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the LaSalle Network's office in downtown Chicago.

Cubs fever spreads at work: ‘W’ flags fly, jerseys replace dress code

June 9, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.

If there is a special occasion, chances are the LaSalle Network has dressed up in themed decor to celebrate. So with the Chicago Cubs — nail-bitingly — on the cusp...

A demanding job may not in itself be bad for your health. But having a demanding job with a micromanaging boss could shave years off your life.

Study finds your micromanaging boss could be killing you

June 9, 2018 at 10:36 a.m.

A demanding job may not in itself be bad for your health. But having a demanding job with a micromanaging boss could shave years off your life. So suggests a...

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