CHICAGO- Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined Freedman Seating Company and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to announce new investments in the company’s Chicago manufacturing facility that will create 50 new full-time jobs and retain 676 full-time jobs. Freedman Seating Company’s $4 million investment in capital expenditures, bolstered by an Economic Development for a Growing Economy (EDGE) agreement, will enable the company to make site improvements to accommodate new manufacturing equipment at its nearly 100-year-old facility in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. “Through the competitive incentive programs, workforce development, and other business development efforts, our state is supporting businesses that create jobs and invest back into their communities,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Illinois is one of the best places in the world for manufacturing companies, and today once again we’re proving that our state
Side Project Pizza opens, MRH boys basketball is winning, and Brentwood and Richmond Heights are highly ranked in the country in the latest Niche.com poll. Fox 2 — These St. Louis suburbs ranked as best places to live in the U.S. KMOV — Side Project Pizza opening in Maplewood KSDK — New St. Louis pizzeria […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) reintroduced the Right to Contraception Act , legislation that would create a statutory right to obtain and use contraceptives and ensure health care providers have a right to provide contraceptives, contraception and share information about this essential care. Last June, Senate Republicans shamefully blocked the bill from passing the Senate. “Ever since the Supreme Court threw out Roe v. Wade, we’ve seen extreme MAGA Republicans across the country work to roll back health care and tear reproductive freedom away from Americans—which has cruelly threatened birth control, plan B, IUDs and other forms of contraception,” said Senator Duckworth. “I refuse to let my daughters grow up in a world with fewer rights than I had. As MAGA Republicans continue their anti-choice, anti-science crusade, it is as important as ever that the Senate acts t
During a baseball game, foul tips and home runs repeatedly send balls into the crowd, but how many footballs will there be for the NFL’s biggest game in 2025, Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans?
The Work of Art: The Federal Art Project, 1935–1943 presents a remarkable group of artworks that reflect the creative efforts of artists working under difficult circumstances. During the Great Depression, […]
Update: The second wave on Wednesday is expected to be more substantial. Northern regions could see 5-7 inches. Metro St. Louis may have1-3 inches of snow and sleet mix ST. LOUIS -- Two winter weather systems are set to impact the St. Louis metropolitan area this week, with the second system on Wednesday potentially causing [...]
They might not be the quintessential flower for Valentine’s Day, but pink and red orchids symbolize femininity, grace and elegance, desire, passion and love. Walking arm in arm with your […]
On February 8, District 1 officers responded to a Carjacking in the 5600 block of South Grand, around 8:30 p.m. A 37-year-old man told officers he and a 21-year-old man were in sitting inside his Black Kia Stinger, at the above location. Suddenly, two men wearing ski masks pointed guns at them and demanded them […]
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