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IDOT Hiring in Preparation of Winter Weather

The Illinois Department of Transportation is in the process of hiring temporary help to assist with snow-and-ice removal throughout Illinois this winter. These seasonal employees will be hired on a full-time and an on-call basis.The department's annual "snowbird" program requires employees to promptly respond... Read More.
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Mt. Carmel Police Department Arrest Reports 9/21-9/24

The following subjects were arrested by the Mt. Carmel Police.  All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.9/21/2016-Mt. Carmel Police arrested Justin M. Bray, age 26, of Allendale after the vehicle he was operating was stopped for a traffic violation.... Read More.
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Shimkus Backs Bills Targeting Iranian Cash Payments, Assets

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) backed two House-passed bills this week to prohibit any future cash payments to Iran and to bring transparency to the Islamic Republic’s corrupt financial dealings.“According to President Obama’s own State Department, Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of... Read More.
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Illinois Unemployment Rate Remains Above National Average in All but Two Metro Areas

Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment RatesMetropolitan AreaAug. 2016Aug. 2015Over-the-Year ChangeBloomington5.1%4.9%0.2Carbondale-Marion5.9%6.0%-0.1Champaign-Urbana5.1%5.4%-0.3Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights5.4%5.6%-0.2Danville7.1%7.3%-0.2Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL5.6%5.3%0.3Decatur6.7%7.3%-0.6Elgin5.1%5.6%-0.5Kankakee6.1%6.7%-0.6Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI4.8%5.1%-0.3Peoria6.2%6.5%-0.3Rockford6.3%7.0%-0.7Springfield4.6%5.1%-0.5St. Louis (IL-Section)5.7%6.2%-0.5Illinois Statewide5.5%5.8%-0.3* Data subject to revision. CHICAGO–Again this month, twelve of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced decreases in their over-the-year unemployment rate and eight of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs,... Read More.