SPRINGFIELD – Jan. 5, 2016 –Several new laws are taking affect this month, changing the way many businesses function. “Fortunately,” said Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber, “These laws will help businesses rather than hurt them, meaning improvement in the business climate.”
From reform in the unemployment...
Chicago — Chicago-based mental health nonprofit, NoStigmas, will host its fourth annual Celebrate Life Wellness Fair for the public on World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, 2016. The event will take place at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum at 2430 N. Cannon Drive from 10:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M....
The City of Chicago is in Jefferson Park for the last Small Business Center ‘On the Road’ expo of the year. The expo is being held today, on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the Copernicus Center till to 2 p.m. at 5216 W. Lawrence Avenue and is free and open...
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that as the Ukraine teeters closer towards civil war, Poland and its neighbours must prepare the way for a wave of refugees.
“What is happening now in Ukraine is still not civil war, but at any moment the riots and tension in eastern Ukraine,...
Illinois is one of a few states that bans items hanging from a vehicle’s rearview mirror
A new proposal from Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and State Representative La Shawn Ford (8th District – Chicago) would no longer make it illegal for motorists to have items hanging from their rearview...
Newly restored sculptures from Field’s collections depict world cultures, encourage conversation about race
Nearly a hundred years’ ago, scientific and cultural views of race were very different from what they are today. In 1930, The Field Museum commissioned artist Malvina Hoffman to travel the world and create sculptures documenting different...
The 6th Urban Highline Festival wound up in Lublin on Sunday, with daredevils walking on lines between some of the city's key buildings.
170 aces from 25 countries took part in the jaw-dropping antics, which are part of the annual Conjurers Carnival in Lublin. Highlining is the highest form of...
Pontiac, Illinois – Governor Bruce Rauner toured storm damage today from the EF-2 tornado that hit Pontiac in Livingston County late Wednesday night.
“We count our blessings the damage from this tornado was not worse,” Governor Rauner said. “Big thanks to our first responders and volunteers who jumped into action...
Springfield – "When thunder roars, go indoors" is more than a catchy phrase about lightning safety. It’s a reminder that you’re at risk of being struck by lightning if you’re outdoors and can hear thunder. That’s the message the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), the National Weather Service (NWS)...
Poland has been listed as one of sixty countries 'in the global coalition against the Islamic State', in a new promotional film released by the militant group.
The four-minute film, which is narrated by a man with an American accent, was produced by the Alhayat Media Center, the media wing...
