Fox Valley Labor News

By David Weese Staff writer In a strange mix of bedfellows, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, along with numerous other business and labor organizations, have come together to form Back to Work Illinois (BWI). According to their...

photo courtesy of Emily Stern, Executive Director, RTA By David Weese Staff writer When seniors, people with disabilities or other low-income homeowners find themselves in need of home repairs, often they have nowhere to turn, and are forced to...

Brenda Bazan photo By Larry Peterson Staff writer The DePaul Blue Demons gave the visiting Louisville Cardinals a good ball game for 35 minutes Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Allstate Arena. Louisville earned a 68-60 victory with an 11-point run late...

“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and His love is perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his...

photo courtesy of Wikimedia By David Weese Staff writer It is said of WWII veterans that they simply came home from the horrors and hardships of the war, got off the bus or the train and simply went back to work. There were few victory...

By David Weese Staff writer In a surprising move that saw two Democrats defecting from party ranks on Feb, 12, the Republicans in the U.S. Senate were able to sustain a filibuster against Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations...

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his...

photo courtesy of Mike Matejka By Larry Peterson Staff writer The next time you’re asked to volunteer for a project and think you don’t have time, read about an inspirational union man, Mike Matejka, who gets things done. Michael Matejka,...

Brenda Bazan photo By Larry Peterson Staff writer The Northwestern University Wildcats matched the school record for home wins and regular season wins with an impressive come-from-behind overtime victory over the visiting Minnesota Golden...

Brenda Bazan photo By Larry Peterson Staff writer The Northern Illinois Huskies were seeking to snap a seven-game losing streak in the Mid-American Conference and make it a season sweep over the visiting Ball State Cardinals Saturday, Feb. 13...