Caterpillar Plans Up To 5,000 Job Cuts As Key Markets Slow
The Peoria company says most of the cuts will occur this year in salaried and management workforce, and total cuts could exceed 10,000 people through 2018.
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Music Critic Hopes Conversation Leads To Change
Music critic Jessica Hopper recently started a social media conversation about how women and other marginalized groups have been discouraged in their pursuits in the music industry. Hopper will be in Champaign-Urbana for this weekend's Pygmalion Festival. She spoke with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline about how that conversation started, and where she hopes it could lead.
Conference Ponders Radical Remake Of U.S. Criminal Justice System
The Smart Decarceration Initiative is about figuring out a road map for criminal justice reform in this country.
Savoy Trustees Approve Clinton Landfill Consent Decree
The Savoy Village Board voted unaniminously Wednesday night to approve the Clinton Landfill consent decree, becoming the 11th member of the Mahomet Aquifer Coalition to endorse the agreement.
Labor On Rauner: ‘Working People Are Under Attack’
Labor unions are going on the road to make their case against Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s pro-business agenda. The latest in a series of events took place Wednesday morning in Springfield.