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Retailers, states file suits to stop new overtime rules

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The new overtime law set to take effect on Dec. 1 was hit with legal challenges from two fronts on Tuesday, including by retailers who believe the law could be a “career killer.”

The National Retail Federal filed suit in U.S. District Court on behalf of millions of employees and employees it says will be “drastically...

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OSF HealthCare Expanding Services in Pekin

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osf logoOSF HealthCare is expanding services in Pekin with a new medical facility at East Court Village Shopping Center, 3500 Court St.

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Wheels O' Time museum opens new exhibit

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wheels2The importance of the Illinois River and the railroads in making the Peoria area what it is today is emphasized in a new exhibit just opened at the Wheels O’ Time Museum in Dunlap.

The centerpiece of the exhibit is the 1/8th scale model of the TP&W Steam Locomotive, Tender and Caboose that traveled...

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Love & Money: Millennial Couples savvier than their youth would suggest

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tdbanklogoCouples who talk about money at least once a week say they are happier (78 percent), than those who discuss money...

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Latest Cat layoffs from consolidations start this week

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600px Caterpillar logoCaterpillar Inc. has not yet said how many employees, many of whom are in the Peoria region, are being laid off in the latest round of job reductions that start this week.

Already, many employees in Peoria, East Peoria and Mossville – many of them engineers...

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College Illinois! appears headed for future bailout

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By Vimbai Chikomo
for ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
 
colege studentsMany families concerned with the unpredictability of future tuition rates in Illinois have turned to pre-paid tuition...

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Boy Scouts, U.S. Chamber teaming to enhance career development

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bsa logoWith studies showing that youth participation in mentorship programs before college...

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Cat says 300 at Mossville received layoff notices

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600px Caterpillar logoCaterpillar Inc. said Friday that 300 of its employees in Mossville were notified this week of their impending layoff.

The company said it was employees in the engineering and support staffs that were given WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act...

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UnityPoint agrees to acquire Pekin Hospital, ProHealth Medical Group

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UnityPoint Health–Peoria plans to acquire Pekin Hospital and other affiliates of Progressive Health Systems, according to a news release from the two parties.

The release said UnityPoint and Progressive Health Systems have signed a letter of intent to negotiate an agreement to make the latter and its Pekin Hospital...

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