The Illinois tollway settled a contentious contract with AFSCME, but there s no daylight yet with Teamsters Local 700 equipment operators who picketed Thursday.
Assuming states follow through on their climate commitments but take no further action, natural habitats in the region will change and disappear entirely as palsas and permafrost melt, grass and shrubs will take over open landscapes, and animal species will become threatened if not completely extinct, says the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke).
Would a government shutdown hit home in the Chicago region? It could mean more than 42,000 Illinoisans lose pay, and disruptions to air travel, courts, food assistance and environmental monitoring, officials say.
9/11 is not a passive memory for airline crews it s part of their lives. That s why many are pushing for more security measures like secondary cockpit doors.