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Illinois Grocery Initiative awards $8M to stores in food deserts
PEORIA, Ill. (WCIA) — 11 grocery stores across the state are getting grant money to help alleviate the problems in food deserts in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the awards at a news conference in Peoria on Thursday. Four new grocery stores are getting parts of $6.9 million to support their new stores while seven […]
Illinois Tops Charts as Best State for Teachers in America
Teachers are the unsung heroes of our world, guiding and shaping the minds of tomorrow amidst a rapidly changing landscape. In Illinois, we're lucky enough to have some of the best educators in the country. As technology evolves, the role of educators becomes even more pivotal. Imagine having an AI...
Class Action Alleges Penske Logistics Used AI-Powered Cams in ‘Monitoring Regime’ Without Consent
One trucking company’s monitoring technology has left it open to a scan-dal. Byte-Sized AI: Klarna Enhances AI Assistant, Dick's Sporting Goods Expands Inspectorio Partnership A class-action lawsuit filed by Jeremy Ratliff alleges that Penske Logistics violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by monitoring its drivers without consent. The law requires that, if a company plans to collect or possess an individual’s biometrics, they must inform and obtain, in writing, that person’s express consent. Ratliff’s counsel alleges that Penske failed to do so. Still, even without that consent, Ratliff insists, Penske did capture, use and distribute his biometric data using AI-powered cameras...
Illinois milk bank tripling in size to serve more hospitals and babies
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. - The Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes is relocating to a larger facility in Elk Grove Village to keep up with the rising demand for donated human milk. The new location will triple their current space, allowing them to provide more pasteurized milk...
Warning: Popular Produce Recall Hitting Michigan
Heads up for anyone who shops at Kroger—Supreme Service Solutions LLC (also known as Supreme Produce) is helping with a recall on some cut produce items that were purchased from Weirs Farm Inc. and sold at Kroger stores. The issue?. Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can...
Unemployment claims in Illinois increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 7,873 in the week ending September 28, up from 7,545 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims rose to 225,000...
Pushing forward: Now that girls flag football is an IHSA sport, the work shifts to creating college programs for female athletes
The landscape of girls flag football in Illinois continues shifting as the foundation being built at the high school level now grows toward higher education. What started with 22 teams in Chicago Public Schools in 2021 spread like wildfire to become an Illinois High School Association-sanctioned sport in February. When the announcement was made, there were tears, hugs and applause for the ...
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