Chicago Tribune
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Thousands line up for jobs
State employment office in Harvey runs out of applications, sends some job seekers home
Ford Motor Co. announced this week that the company would begin making its revamped Explorer SUVs at the automaker's Southeast Side assembly plant in the fall. On Thursday, thousands of people lined up for the chance to build them.
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Demonstrators rally inside City Hall against Arizona immigration law
A crowd of about 100 demonstrators rallied inside City Hall on Thursday in support of a federal judge's temporary block of the most controversial sections of Arizona's immigration law.
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Doctor's sex abuse cases show flaws in oversight
In 2003, doctor's patient said he assaulted her, but it took four years and more complaints by women before he was charged or reviewed by state regulators
A 17-year-old girl reported to Berwyn police in 2003 that her doctor, Ricardo Arze, had pulled off her clothes and sexually assaulted her in his exam room, state records show.
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Quinn signs new nursing home safety bill
Even before Gov. Pat Quinn signed landmark nursing home safety reforms into law Thursday in a room packed with senior citizens, top state officials have been working behind the scenes to implement many provisions of the new legislation aimed at ending chronic violence in the facilities.
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City Colleges plan to lay off 225
Budget grows, but staff will shrink; instructors are safe from cuts
City Colleges of Chicago will lay off 225 people as it consolidates administrative services for the seven campuses, officials said Thursday.
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