I’m coming a day late to this. Sorry. Here’s the New York Times…
Even as the economy shows signs of rebounding, employers continue to lay off large numbers of workers, a sign of how long it will take for the job market to recover fully from the pandemic.
The pressure was evident Thursday with a new report from the Labor Department showing a rise in initial jobless claims last week after a big drop the previous week. […]
A jump in claims after the devastating winter storms in Texas contributed to the increase last week, but the weakness was broad-based. […]
Business and labor leaders called for continued support for businesses and unemployed workers Wednesday in a state Senate hearing ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker s annual budget address.
TIM KIRSININKAS
Capitol News Illinois
President-elect Joe Biden is calling the violent group that descended on the US Capitol âdomestic terroristsâ and laying the blame for the violence squarely at President Donald Trumpâs feet. During remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday, Mr Biden says people should not call the hundreds of Trump supporters who broke into the Capitol protesters. Rather, he says, they are âa riotous mob â insurrectionists, domestic terrorists.â Biden said Trump is guilty of trying to use a mob to silence the voices of nearly 160 million Americans who voted in November.
SPRINGFIELD â House Republicans are continuing to criticize the Pritzker administration as the Illinois Department of Employment Support works through ongoing staffing and fraud issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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