Fed to pay for increased ethanol fuel availability in Illinois
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin announced on Thursday the state of Illinois will receive funds to improve availability of ethanol-based biofuel at gas stations. The Department of Agriculture released the money as part of the
Durbin, Duckworth: Illinois rail lines receive funds
U.S. Senators for Illinois Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth announced on Thursday that, as part of the Corridor Identification and Development Program, the U.S. Department of Transporation’s Federal Railroad Administration has chosen 12 rail corridors within Illinois
UAW workers to return to Ford plant in Chicago with tentative agreement reached, to be voted on this Sunday
Workers at a Ford assembly plant in Chicago are expected to be back on the job soon after a tentative agreement was reached between the automaker and the United Auto Workers this week. About 4,600 workers are
UAW strike looks near finish as union eyes tentative vote this coming Sunday
Relief may be in sight for Illinois workers idled by the United Auto Workers strike. UAW leaders posted a video on X Wednesday night announcing a tentative deal with Ford. Union president Shawn Fain said union officials
UAW strike continues creating consequences across Illinois, much of the rest of the U.S.
The UAW strike against automakers continues to have ripple effects in Illinois. The Effingham Daily News reports that an employee at Flex-N-Gate in Effingham confirmed that workers have been told not to come in to work starting
AP: Striking auto workers and Detroit companies appear to make progress in contract talks
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Meaningful progress has been made in the negotiations between the striking United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three auto companies. That’s according to a person with direct knowledge
UAW strike grows as impacts continue extending across Illinois and greater United States
The ripple effects of the UAW strike against Big Three automakers may soon extend to central Illinois. When 4,600 workers struck the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant on Friday, it immediately provoked layoffs at the Chicago metal stamping
General Motors and Ford set to lay off nearly 500 additional employees with UAW strike continuing to loom ever-larger across Illinois and U.S.
General Motors and Ford will be laying off nearly 500 additional employees. Some of the affected workers are at Ford’s Chicago Heights metal stamping facility. The layoffs in Chicago Heights are the direct result of UAW’s announcement
Ford plant in Chicago the latest to join ever-intensifing UAW strike
UAW President Shawn Fain has decided to strike a Ford plant in Chicago as part of the union’s strategy of using targeted actions against specific automakers and facilities in response to the progress of negotiations. Fain had
As the UAW strike expands to Illinois, U.S. Senator Duckworth joins picket lines in Naperville
The UAW strike is expanding to Illinois. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth joined striking United Auto Workers on the picket lines at Stellantis’ Chrysler Parts Distribution center in Naperville on Friday. Workers there walked out from the facility at noon as