Monday, March 16, 2026

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money
  • by david hall
Land O'Frost to close Pullman manufacturing plant, cut 215 jobs

Headquartered in Munster, Indiana, the company said it's the country’s largest family-owned packaged meats manufacturer and it has about 1,500 employees.

education
  • by david hall
CPS, CTU converge on Springfield to ask lawmakers about more money for schools

CTU members took buses to the state capital and split into groups to meet with legislators and make their case for additional funding as CPS faces a nearly $400 million budget deficit for next school year and some schools are reporting cuts.

crime
  • by david hall
Gerald Reed's decadeslong Chicago double murder case ends with not-guilty finding

Reed won a new trial in 2021, the year Gov. J.B. Pritzker commuted his life sentence because of coronavirus pandemic health concerns. “It’s been a long, long process to get vindication," says Elliot Zinger, his lawyer.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
PPP fraud investigation sees former Cook County correctional officer charged

Jareli Reyes, 32, is accused of fraudulently obtaining $41,666 in loans in 2021 through the federal Paycheck Protection Program that was established to provide relief to businesses hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reyes, who resigned last year, is charged with theft, income-tax fraud and wire…