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"Unique Eats and Eateries of Illinois"
Local
1 week ago
Route 66 and Springfield are included in a new book about food in Illinois

“We literally ate our way through Illinois.”

The Baldwin Energy Complex in southwestern Illinois is set to shut down at the end of 2027. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Molly Parker)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Study finds Illinois’ Displaced Energy Workers Bill of Rights falls short

Non-union workers at a southern Illinois coal mine didn’t receive the same benefits as unionized workers, the study found.

Chicago, IL April 17, 2025, Coco food delivery robot cart going down the sidewalk, automated
IL State News
2 weeks ago
Delivery Robots Accused Of Scanning Customers’ Faces, Sharing Biometric Data

The men filed separate class-action lawsuits in Cook County court Oct. 9 against Coco Robotics and Serve Robotics, alleging the companies violated a state privacy law.

llinois Commerce Commission Chair Dough Scott is pictured alongside commissioners Michael Carrigan (left) and Ann McCabe (right) at a November 2023 meeting in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
IL State News
2 weeks ago
‘Partial win for customers’: ICC approves $82 million rate hike for Nico

The amount was negotiated through an earlier settlement with the attorney general’s office.

Women in business
Local
2 weeks ago
Women in business

A movement for the women is not only in sports.

Netflix
Business
2 weeks ago
Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years

Beyond the memo from its chief executives, Netflix declined to comment further about Wednesday’s cuts.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Local
3 weeks ago
Restaurant Meals Program now includes 50 restaurants serving eligible SNAP recipients

IDHS wants to continue to expand the program and eventually wants to be able to provide prepared meals to customers in every county.

FILE - A Kroger grocery store is seen in Monroe, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)
Business
3 weeks ago
Kroger to layoff 3,000 corporate employees over 3 years as it leans into artificial intelligence

Kroger last month outlined its AI strategy, meant “to improve the customer experience, make work easier for associates and produce better business outcomes.”