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Lawmakers introduced competing plans to make sure state employees can remain on the job even if there's no end to the state budget standoff. Meanwhile,…
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Caterpillar says CEO Doug Oberhelman will retire from the company next year and will be replaced with Jim Umpleby, an executive who has worked at the…
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Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants and trim about 670 jobs inIllinois and several other states, in the latest phase of a larger…
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Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis says he expects the city and region to absorb a sizable hit as manufacturer Caterpillar plans to reduce its workforce by as many as…
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Despite the U.S. being reliant on China for exports, many Americans have a hard time understanding what is taking place with the world's largest economy.…
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Caterpillar says it’s staying in Peoria. The world’s largest heavy equipment maker announced plans to expand its world headquarters in downtown Peoria…
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Illinois has the second highest unemployment rate in the nation. And Decatur has the highest in the state.Caterpillar announced hundreds of layoffs this…
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A somewhat unlikely coalition is calling on Illinois' Congressional delegation to support an overhaul of the nation's immigration policy. At a Springfield…