Illinois job growth mainly concentrated in northern region
Illinois job growth mainly concentrated in northern region
Metropolitan areas in northern Illinois enjoyed most of the job growth that occurred in the state over the past year while a number of central-state communities saw net job losses.
That’s according to new figures released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
Nurse-to-patient ratio passes House committee
A bill moving through the Legislature sets limits on the number of patients Illinois nurses can care for at any one time.
To comply with the limits, health care facilities in the state would likely have to hire more nurses to treat the same number of patients.
Advocates say insufficient nurse staffing leads to high stress and poor workplace conditions, where medical mistakes are more...