Woman Fired for Voluntarily Doing Extra Work During Her Lunch Break
Sharon Smiley lost her job with Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., Chicago, Illinois, because she did extra work one day during her lunch break. Smiley, who held a receptionist position at the Company for a decade More...
Obama’s Chief of Staff Steps Down
The White House chief of staff and budget director William Daley will step down at the end of the month, and will be replaced by Jack Lew, senior administration officials say. Jack Lew currently heads the Office More...
Chicago Lawyer Accused of Exposing Breast Implants to Co-workers
A 52 year old Chicago attorney and former top executive at a state health care agency is under investigation for arriving at work drunk, keeping nude photos of herself on her state computer and letting her co-workers More...
Starbucks to Add Blonde Roast
Starbucks will be adding a blonde roast to their java collection in an effort to reach out to customers who favor milder coffee. The new addition is set to launch nationally in January, reports the Chicago Tribune. Starbucks More...
Chicago City Employees Owe $3 Million in Unpaid Bills
Photo by The Cable Show via Flickr Mayor Rahm Emanuel is clamping down on City Hall and agency employees who apparently don’t feel the need to pay their bills. The unpaid bills included water, parking tickets, More...
Top Union Official Leader Steps Down Amidst Six-Figure Pension Reports
Tim Foley, business manager of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 – one of the largest labor unions in Chicago – resigned Monday. His resignation comes in the wake of reports that More...
Politicians Vie To Create Jobs
Job creation is top priority for the U.S. and politicians as a number of politicians are garnering media attention through the discussion on jobs. Granted, the discussion on jobs deserves an abundance of attention More...
Illinois Strips Licenses of Health Care Professionals Convicted of Sex or Violent Crimes
Health care workers in Illinois convicted of crimes of sex or violence have had their licenses rescinded under a new law that bans workers convicted of sex crimes or violent acts from their professions. The measure More...
Hyatt Corp. Manager Attacks Strikers with Heat Lamps
Hyatt Corp. Chicago hotel workers were going about their regular striking business July 21, and all of a sudden, temperatures rose upwards of 83 degrees. The Hyatt manager deviously turned on 10 heat lamps surrounding More...
Rahm Emanuel’s Mission to Create Chicago Jobs
Image by Michael Bennett’s Photostream Via Flickr Rahm Emanuel resigned as Chief of Staff effective October 2010 to pursue a campaign to run for Mayor of Chicago, pending the announced retirement of six More...
