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Lawmakers back measure to create restaurant workers' bill of rights

Lawmakers back measure to create restaurant workers' bill of rights

In response to massive pandemic-related layoffs, proposed legislation in Congress would create a Restaurant Workers' Bill of Rights for people in the food-and-beverage service industry.

U.S. Reps. Jesus Garcia and Marie Newman, Illinois Democrats, co-sponsored House Resolution 1528, which would require restaurant owners to provide a living wage and better working conditions for all employees.

Sekou Siby, president and CEO of the Restaurant Opportunities Center United, which crafted the resolution, said it would mean em ... Read more

Ghost Hunters Capture Ghostly Apparition On Camera At Indian

Shadow Hunters Paranormal Investigations And Events have captured a spirit on camera at Indiana State Sanitorium in a new episode is coming to PARAFlixx on October 31.

Shadow Hunters Paranormal Investigations ... Read more

Prairie Observatory

The Prairie Observatory first opened in the 1960s and closed in the early 1980s.

The observatory was once a place for astronomers from The University of Illinois to view the night sky far from bright city lights. Today, the building is c ... Read more

Coles County (Illinois) Sheriff and Combat Veteran Retires A

Coles County Sheriff Tyler Heleine, the first sergeant of the East St. Louis-based 1844th Transportation Co., retired today, Sept. 10, after more than 21 years of military service with the Illinois Army National Guard during a ceremony at National Gu ... Read more

World's Tallest Lincoln Statue

In the “Land of Lincoln” stands one of the world’s tallest Lincoln statues. He stands at an impressive 72 feet tall, towering over nearby trees and buildings.

While Abraham Lincoln was a tall, thin man in life, this representation of him is particularly skinny, apparently so his manufacturer didn’t have to transport a wide load when the statue was shipped from Minnesota. The statue has earned the title of “World’s Tallest and Ugliest Lincoln.”

Perhaps because of this derision, the statue has been the subj ... Read more

J Street endorses Casten over Newman in Illinois Democratic

The group's endorsement in the member vs. member House matchup comes in wake of Newman's Office of Congressional Ethics probe

In a closely watched Chicago-area primary between two incumbent House Democrats, liberal pro-Israel group J Str ... Read more

Oakland to get Illinois transfer Kendrick Nunn

Mark Snyder

Detroit Free Press

For the second time this off-season, the Oakland basketball team has made a big transfer splash.

Illinois transfer Kendrick Nunn confirmed to the Free Press tonight that he will jo ... Read more

Narrow Rows, Big Results

GREATERN RETURN

"We're always looking for the next step to economically increase production and returns," Randy said. "We're getting a greater return with the 20-inch-row system.

"We're still learning, and there's a lot of t ... Read more

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