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Community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across America

May. 15, 2024 12:37 PM EDT

DANVILLE, Illinois (AP) — On the south side of Chicago, students learn to work on Rivian electric pickup trucks and SUVs through a new technician program at Olive-Harvey College. About 150 miles (240 kilometers) south, students at Danville Area Community College in Illinois are...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

May. 14, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

Arlington Heights Daily Herald. May 13, 2024. Editorial: Tougher penalties for fleeing police could help stem dangerous, growing ‘epidemic’ Senate Republican Leader John Curran discusses his legislation that would make fleeing from police in a vehicle a felony....

`Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital

May. 14, 2024 15:12 PM EDT

NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) — A baby girl who weighed just over one pound when she was born prematurely in November has beaten the odds and gone home with her parents after spending her first six months at a suburban Chicago hospital. Nyla Brooke Haywood was treated to a send-off party...

Lifeway: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 14, 2024 09:26 AM EDT

MORTON GROVE, Ill. (AP) — MORTON GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY) on Tuesday reported net income of $2.4 million in its first quarter. The Morton Grove, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 16 cents per share. The dairy and cheese company...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked road near Sea-Tac airport plead not guilty

May. 13, 2024 20:11 PM EDT

SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — More than three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters accused of blocking a main road into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last month pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and failing to disperse. Thirty-seven people pleaded...

Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. ordered to stand trial on a rape charge in Kansas

May. 10, 2024 16:08 PM EDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Friday ordered University of Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Jr. to stand trial on a rape charge following testimony from a woman who said she was “terrified” as she was being assaulted. Shannon, 23, of Champaign, Illinois,...

BankFinancial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 17:23 PM EDT

BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — BankFinancial Corp. (BFIN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $1.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Burr Ridge, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 14 cents. The bank holding company posted...

Cambium: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 16:22 PM EDT

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) — ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) — Cambium Networks Corporation (CMBM) on Thursday reported a loss of $26.4 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of 95 cents. Losses, adjusted for...

US Foods: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 06:53 AM EDT

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — US Foods Holding Corp. (USFD) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $82 million. On a per-share basis, the Rosemont, Illinois-based company said it had profit of 33 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock...

Accel Entertainment: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 08, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — BURR RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Accel Entertainment, Inc. (ACEL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $7.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Burr Ridge, Illinois-based company said it had net income of 9 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains...