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2017年12月21日 星期四

O'Hare restaurant workers strike | State to restore disrupted food stamps | Hospitals' struggles continue

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December 21, 2017

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Restaurant workers at O'Hare airport walk off the job on peak travel day

Thursday, Dec 21

Workers at O'Hare International Airport's restaurants, bars and coffee shops walked off the job at noon Thursday, seeking higher wages and affordable health care.

State to restore disrupted food stamp benefits for thousands this week

Food stamp benefits will be restored by week's end for tens of thousands of Illinois households that lost them because of computer woes, officials said Thursday.

Illinois hospitals' financial struggles likely to continue into 2018

A number of Illinois hospitals announced cuts, layoffs or both this year in response to financial pressures experts say are likely to continue into 2018.

5 suburban counties suing drug companies over opioid epidemic

Five suburban counties in Illinois filed lawsuits Thursday against more than seven pharmaceutical companies, joining a growing effort to hold manufacturers accountable for the nation's opioid epidemic.

Report: Boeing and Brazil's Embraer in merger talks

Shares of the aircraft-maker Embraer were up 17 percent following media reports that the Brazilian company has spoken with Boeing about an acquisition.

Conagra to acquire Milwaukee-based Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin

Chicago-based Conagra Brands plans to buy the Milwuakee-based maker of frozen flatbread breakfast sandwiches.

Illinois drops from the fifth-largest state to No. 6

Illinois suffered the greatest numeric population loss of any state in the country in 2017, according to newly released Census data.

Microsoft hands #MeToo major victory by allowing workers to sue over sexual harassment

The software giant said this week it was scrapping employment agreements that require workers to settle harassment complaints in private.

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