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States with the largest weekly declines in jobless claims, and some reasons, at a glanceNew applications for unemployment benefits rose last week to their highest level since February, the Labor Department said Thursday. It's the latest evidence of a weakening economy and ...

Casino operator Boyd Gaming's net income falls 73 percent as Americans hold on to cashCasino operator Boyd Gaming Corp. said Tuesday that its second-quarter net income plunged 73 percent as Americans continued to hold onto extra cash in an uncertain economy. "The ...

Honeywell locks out union workers at southern Ill. nuclear fuel plant over labor disputeA southern Illinois plant that makes nuclear fuel has locked out its union workers over a labor dispute. Honeywell spokesman Peter Dalpe says the move Monday night in Metropolis ...

After 1 failure, Ill. Democrats keep scrambling for votes on key piece of budget planDemocratic leaders maneuvered furiously Tuesday to build support for a key piece of their budget plan but came up short &#8212; temporarily, at least. A proposal to borrow ...

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - State governors working to close yawning deficits are again eyeing a tempting target -- the billions of dollars in benefits and wage hikes that public workers won in boom times. So far, they have achieved only limited ...

Borrowing here and fudging there, Ill. Democrats try to stitch together patchwork budgetA major tax increase is off the table, and the votes aren't there for drastic spending cuts. That leaves Illinois officials trying to paper over a $13 billion deficit by ...

Illinois adds 3,000 jobs but unemployment higher at 11.5 percent in MarchThe jobless rate in Illinois rose slightly to 11.5 percent in March and the state was ranked 9th nationally for its foreclosure rate in the first three months of the year, ...

State-by-state highlights of the unemployment claims report, at a glanceInitial claims for unemployment insurance fell more than economists expected last week, according to a Labor Department report Thursday, a sign that the job market is slowly healing. Here are the states with ...

Rockford jobless rate nears 20 percent; 11 of 12 metro area rates at 10 percent or higherThe greater Rockford area is just a few tenths of a point shy of an inglorious milestone: a 20 percent jobless rate. Data released Tuesday showed ...

States that are considering credit check bansState legislators in the following states have proposed bills to ban credit checks on most job applicants, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures: _ Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New ...

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Topic: Illinois

How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance

Casino operator Boyd's 2nd-qtr earnings plunge

Honeywell locks out union workers in labor dispute

Ill. Democrats scramble for votes on pension plan

States face hurdles in cutting worker benefits

Ill. Democrats stitching together patchwork budget

Illinois sees job growth, but higher unemployment

Unemployment claims by state, at a glance

Rockford jobless rate nears 20 percent

States that are considering credit check bans

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