Fox Valley Labor News

photo courtesy of Warehouse Workers for Justice By David Weese Staff writer Calling the company’s actions a “shell game,” the Rev. Craig Purchase of Mount Zion Tabernacle Church—who is also president of Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Joliet...

By David Weese Staff writer Dozens of workers at the Wyndham Suites Hotel on Milwaukee Avenue in Glenview found themselves out in the cold after the hotel was sold to Georgia-based Dellisart Lodging and Hospitality Management. The new owner fired all...

By David Weese Staff writer Despite telling its unions that it is suffering from economic difficulties and cannot meet the union’s contract demands, Starwood Hotels has just announced a huge expansion plan. Last week, Starwood hotels—who have been...

By David Weese Staff writer With the deadline for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) unions to agree to proposed contract concessions rapidly approaching, the CTA has begun to announce forthcoming service cuts, possibly as a way to bring pressure...

By David Weese Staff writer As if the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (commonly known as McPier) didn’t have enough trouble between the lost trade shows, disputes with its unions and the state legislature revamping its board of directors,...

mug shot of David Seddon By David Weese Staff writer A member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 and a part-time truck driver was murdered along the Edens Expressway on the morning of Jan. 15. Allen Dale Lauritzen, 40, of...

Brenda Bazan photo By Larry Peterson Staff writer The Northwestern University Wildcats and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini had a barn-burner basketball game Saturday, Jan. 23 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston. When the smoke had cleared,...

Brenda Bazan photo By Larry Peterson Staff writer After enduring 24 consecutive Big East losses, the DePaul Blue Demons played one of their best games of the season in a 51-50 upset win over the visiting Marquette Golden Eagles, Wednesday, Jan. 20...

By Larry Peterson Staff writer The Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball team had a challenging week of Big Ten competition. After losing a 60-50 decision at home to 13th ranked Wisconsin, Wednesday, Jan. 13, the Wildcats rebounded with a 66-52 upset...

By Larry Petersom Staff writer The DePaul Blue Demons played their first game under interim coach Tracy Webster, and for the first 20 minutes, came on strong with a burst of energy and enthusiasm. DePaul built a seven-point lead with four minutes left...