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by Josh Kalven
9:43am
Mon Sep 28, 2009
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Kirk, Roskam Join The Glenn Beck Brigade

Mark Kirk

This morning, U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk and fellow Republican Rep. Peter Roskam will hold a press conference in downtown Chicago that aims to directly tie SEIU Illinois (which sponsors this website) to the embattled Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
9:06am
Fri Sep 25, 2009
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Munoz, UNITE-HERE Workers Stage Chicago Avenue Sit-In (UPDATED)

Labor

Nearly a month after their multi-year contract expired and with no agreement in sight, 6,000 Chicago-based hotel workers represented by UNITE-HERE Local 1 decided yesterday it was time to raise their profile. In a dramatic and peaceful act of protest, 22nd Ward Ald. Ric ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:47pm
Thu Sep 24, 2009
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Rally Cap: Putting Wells Fargo On Trial

Foreclosure

"Rally Cap" is a new recurring feature at Progress Illinois in which we recap -- with photography or video -- progressive-oriented protests and political rallies held around the state.

Summary:
Since pocketing a $25 billion taxpayer bailout last year, Wells ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
3:11pm
Thu Sep 24, 2009

Giannoulias, Balanoff Hit Kirk For Missing Unemployment Vote

IL-U.S. Senate

At today's endorsement event at SEIU Illinois State Council headquarters, Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias and union president Tom Balanoff both called
out GOP frontrunner Mark Kirk for missing this week's
congressional vote to extend unemployment benefits.  Watch it...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:54pm
Wed Sep 23, 2009

Burger, Trumka To Join October Banking Protest In Chicago

SEIU

Earlier this month, we reported that National People's Action, the SEIU Illinois Council (which sponsors this website), and dozens of other regional progressive organizations are planning a major protest to coincide with the American Bankers Association (ABA) conference in ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
11:05am
Mon Sep 21, 2009

A Sign Of The Times

Labor

Can there be anything more dispiriting than being hired to dismantle the factory where you spent decades working?  And all so the owners can eventually ship the equipment to foreign plants. Newstips' Curtis Black has the latest from the ArcelorMittal factory in Hennepin...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
12:00pm
Mon Sep 14, 2009

Gov. Quinn "Glad To Be With The Purple"

IL-Governor

As the daily papers reported this morning, the SEIU Illinois State Council (which sponsors this website) has opted to join the Teamsters Joint Council in supporting Gov. Pat Quinn in the 2010 Democratic primary.  “Pat Quinn is the right choice to lead Illinois out of ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:03pm
Thu Sep 10, 2009

Shady Republic Windows CEO Arrested

Labor

We already knew Richard Gillman was a shady operator. We watched as the then-CEO of Republic Windows and Doors abruptly closed his Chicago factory last December, stiffing 250 employees on their
paychecks, vacation time, and benefits -- just in time for the
holidays. We then ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
1:50pm
Thu Sep 10, 2009

"Unleashing The Power" Of Energy Efficiency

Energy

On Capitol Hill, Senate Democrats are reshuffling their list of priorities for the remainder of 2009. Among the issues that leaders like Illinois' own Dick Durbin are considering temporarily shelving is climate change legislation. Not surprisingly, the possibility of ...