June 2016

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Chicago Close to Passing Paid Sick Leave Ordinance

The Chicago City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development and Audit unanimously approved the earned sick time ordinance proposal, which would require all employers to offer paid sick leave. Under the ordinance, employees would accrue one hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours worked, capping at five sick days per 12-month period. The full […]

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Signal Raises $30 Million to Improve Marketing Tech

Signal, a Chicago-based marketing technology company, has recently closed a $30 million Series E round of funding to expand its product in global markets. According to the Chicago Tribune, the funding round was led by I2A, a Chicago-based venture fund, along with investors such as Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Baird Capital, Epic Ventures, and Silicon

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Here are 2 New Flavors of Oreos (For Trump To Boycott)

According to Huffington Post labor reporter Dave Jamieson, Oreos completely explain the insane U.S. election season. When Mondelez announced recently that it would be offshoring 600 Chicago factory jobs to Mexico, each of the remaining presidential candidates responded in their own way. Trump called for a boycott and pledged to stop eating Oreos for good,

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Sister Dies Trying to Save Her Brother in Kankakee River

One in five people who die from drowning are children 14 years and younger, and tragically, a Joliet family is mourning the losses of two of their children who died in the Kankakee River early Monday. The Arroyo family was in the Wilmington area to celebrate Memorial Day when things turned tragic fast. Thirteen-year-old Abiyail

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