BREAKING NEWS: Jury orders city to pay $68,000

A Jackson county Circuit Court jury hit Lee’s Summit with a civil judgment of slightly more than $68,000 Monday. City bailiff Ronald Wilk filed suit against the city in October 2010 charging employment discrimination.

New Employment Reports to be Released at Chicago Urban League and ASN Youth Hearing

CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What: A new series of four reports describing the devastation of the down economy during the past ten years on both adult and teen workers in Chicago, Illinois, the ...

Geneva official charged with theft, misconduct

Geneva's streets superintendent was charged Friday with felony theft, official misconduct and online theft, according to Kane County court records. Steve LeMaire, who has worked for Geneva for 33 years, had been suspended Jan. 12 while the city investigated.

Former employee pleads guilty to embezzling from Gate City oil company

GATE CITY — A Mount Carmel woman pleaded guilty in Scott County Circuit Court this week to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars while employed at a Gate City-based oil distributor.

New Employment Reports to be Released at Youth Hearing on President's Jobs Bill

CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What: A new series of four reports describing the devastation of the down economy during the past ten years on both adult and teen workers in Chicago, Illinois, the ...