Illinois' EDGE Tax Credit Program is now more transparent and available to more businesses thanks to the recent enactment of House Bill 162, co-sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) said in a press release.

Caroline Portlock has been named director of the Will County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), according to a press release.

ExxonMobil Oil Corp.'s Joliet refinery will help supply gasoline to areas where motor fuel distribution has been disrupted by Hurricane Harvey, according to a press release from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Rep. Margo McDermed's (R-Mokena) is inviting residents of the 37th House District to shed themselves of unwanted paperwork via shredding at a free event on Saturday, Sept. 16, according to a press release.

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) added more ammunition to his war on the opioid and heroin epidemic recently by calling together community and health-care leaders at the Campton Township Community Center, according to a press release.

The unique qualities of Will County should attract 50,000 new jobs in the next decade, according to the county's Center for Economic Development (CED).

The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park is ready for its closeup.

The Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park on the campus of Governors State University will be the place to be for health-food advocates on the evening of Sept. 9, when park executives will host their first farm-to-table dinner celebration.

The Chicago Southland Chamber will host an informational session and interactive training for community members on occupational health presented by Advocate Health Care on Sept. 20, according to a press release.

Wheatland area residents are invited to join the Wheatland Township Republican Organization (WTRO) for its 21st annual golf outing on Aug. 25 at the Tamarack Golf Club in Naperville, according to a press release.

In what Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) described on his Facebook account as unusual support from both sides of the aisles, Senate Bill 8 passed the Legislature at the end of the spring legislative session with relative ease.

In a move that Republican leaders say cut off negotiations, the House passed a bill on Sunday that nets $5.4 billion in revenue by raising income and corporate taxes.

When the Illinois House passed a 33 percent income tax increase as the new fiscal year was beginning, the action drew opposition from many Republicans, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs).

Amazon continued its job growth in Illinois with the opening in September of a fulfillment center in Romeoville that brought 1,000 jobs to the area.

Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

The south suburbs of Chicago are the ideal place for business growth, but no one wants to move there because the property taxes will keep them before they can get established, Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) argued in a House panel debate on Friday.

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

State Reps. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) and David Welter (R-Morris) recently hosted a free jobs fair to connect job seekers with more than 90 employers with positions to fill, according to a press release.

Despite what she and the Will County Board have accomplished during her tenure, Annette Parker sees her work as unfinished.