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This law is a lifeline for pregnant workers even as an abortion dispute complicates its enforcement
NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded too good to be true. A month earlier, Cornejo Barrera had been forced to take leave from her job as head custodian at a South Carolina high school after she turned in a doctor's note asking to...
This law is a lifeline for pregnant workers even as an abortion dispute complicates its enforcement
NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded too good to be true and wondered if it was a scam. A month earlier, Cornejo Barrera had been forced to take leave from her job as head custodian at a South Carolina high school after she turned...
Editorial Roundup: Illinois
Arlington Heights Daily Herald. June 11, 2024. Editorial: Keep politics to a minimum in clean-power transition Nicor is still gaining far more natural gas customers than it is losing to electrification, but it’s important that stakeholders are preparing for a future...
If you can't stay indoors during this US heat wave, here are a few ideas
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were under extreme heat alerts Monday. What's more, the...
State budget includes hefty taxes, but not on 'everyday ordinary taxpayers,' Democrats say
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The $53.1 billion state budget that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law this month is notable for its increased spending, something Republican critics were quick to point out. But Pritzker and the legislative Democrats who sent him the fiscal plan...
Orioles' Kyle Bradish goes back on the injured list with more elbow problems
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles are dealing with another injury to a starting pitcher. Kyle Bradish went on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a sprained right UCL after leaving the previous night's loss to Philadelphia complaining about his elbow. It's the same injury...
Cubs place LHP Jordan Wicks on the 15-day IL with a strained right oblique
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with a strained right oblique. Manager Craig Counsell said Wicks has a Grade 2 strain. “We're kind of like just seeing how that progresses, but he's going to miss...
Illinois lawmakers unable to respond to governor's prison plan because they lack quorum
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Members of a legislative review panel on Friday said a state proposal to replace the ancient Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago makes sense, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration needs to provide more details. However, the bipartisan...
Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs
RIVERWOODS, Ill. (AP) — The ground had seemed to undulate at night, alive with bugs. Crawling cicada nymphs, striving to get higher after 17 years underground, marched en masse toward and up trees, pausing to shed their skin and emerge as adults. And then the fun began. Cicada...
Suspect in shooting of 3 deputies in Illinois had multiple firearms, sheriff says
DIXON, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of shooting and wounding three sheriff's deputies during a standoff at a home in northern Illinois had multiple firearms in his possession, authorities said. A fixed-blade knife, pepper spray and ballistic armor also were found following Wednesday's...
