DECATUR, Ill. – To help connect local job seekers to new career opportunities, state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is partnering with Workforce Investment Solutions to offer a free community job fair on Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Knights of...
BARTLETT, Ill. – Continuing her efforts to boost the local economy and create new jobs, state Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, recently joined the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) to present the Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP) grant to...
STREATOR, Ill. – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is touring local businesses throughout the Illinois Valley to discuss the state’s balanced budget along with tax credits that will help businesses grow. He recently toured the new Vactor Manufacturing plant in...
GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, met with longtime business owners Dan Lucy, Dave Lucy and Rita Lucy at Lucy’s Appliances in Zion on Wednesday. Lucy’s Appliances was first opened in 1935 by Delbert Lucy and his son Marion Lucy as a general feed...
OTTWA, Ill. – State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, is launching his Small Business Advisory Committee to spur new legislative proposals to continue helping and growing Illinois Valley’s businesses and economy.“I want to see Illinois be open for business, and that...