Union

Scores of McHenry County men fought for the Union side during the Civil War, and in many other conflicts throughout history.

A driver managed to escape injury after his truck and hit by a train near Union.

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Dawn Jordi Ellison answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Jim Kearns answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

The Dixon Correctional Center was among two dozen Illinois state prisons Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, whose workers picketed to demand safer working conditions.

Members of the St. Joseph Nurses Association held a protest outside Ascension St. Joseph–Joliet hospital Tuesday after it claimed a union steward and oncology nurse was illegally fired by the hospital.

Members of the St. Joseph's Nurses Association at Ascension St. Joseph-Joliet are upset over the firing of one of their union leaders by the hospital, in what they are calling "an illegal termination."

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract

Bring your dog to the Gault airport in Wonder Lake and celebrate 100 years of McHenry Community High School this weekend in McHenry County.

Joliet Electrical Training Center provides new facilities for apprentices who want to pursue careers as electricians. Training mixes traditional with new sustainable energy tech.

Huntley has been chosen as a stop on a new Chicago-to-Rockford Metra train line, and local officials are mulling where in downtown Huntley the station might go.

A union representing employees at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill remain uncertain as to what their future holds with the impending closure and rebuild of the prison.

Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts for the second year in a row

Union objects to 'abrupt transfer' of inmates, threat to jobs as current Stateville facility to be demolished while new one is constructed,

Organized labor has been everywhere at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, from the main stage to the Illinois delegation’s morning breakfast gatherings

The United Auto Workers union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Gov. JB Pritzker has amplified calls this week for Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign in the wake of Sonya Massey's shooting.

A police training exercise was going on in Union Wednesday.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of “captive audience” meetings – a strategy businesses sometimes use to dissuade workers from forming a union

The Miss McHenry County pageant took place at the grandstand at the county fair Tuesday. Junior Miss and Teen Miss were also crowned. The fairs runs through Sunday in Woodstock.

The McHenry County opened Wednesday and runs through Sunday in Woodstock.

An owl found in Union tested positive for West Nile virus, the McHenry County Department of Health reports.

Facing pressure from within his own party to abandon his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is relying on labor unions to help make the case that his record in office matters more than his age

Two people suffer injures in a two-vehicle car crash along Route 176 Monday morning near Marengo, according to the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts.

Outtakes from recent assignments from the Northwest Herald for June 23, 2024.

JA Frate drivers and dockworkers represented by Teamsters Local 710 did not ratify the latest offer from management during a vote Saturday

The Paddle the Kish in Marengo group of dozens of volunteers have worked for years to slowly clear fallen trees and snags in the Kishwaukee River to make it safe for kayaking between Union and Marengo.

Wilbert Stroeve of the Chicago Map Society will present his research on a 1905 road trip from Chicago to Lake Geneva at a McHenry County Historical Society event.

McHenry County has a busy summer schedule of festival, concerts and other fun activities for young and old.

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District approved a new contract with its support staff employees which closes the wage gap between the district and neighboring schools.

Members of a would-be union representing staffers in House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office filed suit against their boss on Friday, asking a Cook County judge to force recognition of the union.

A woman was airlifted with injuries considered life-threatening following a two-vehicle crash Thursday at Route 176 and N. Union Road near Marengo

In a scathing statement, the Illinois Legislative Staff Association accused Welch of passing the bill “to deflect rising criticism” and feigning solidarity in public while privately colluding with Democratic Senate President Don Harmon to ensure the bill “went no further.”

The Illinois House approved a bill Tuesday to allow student teachers to receive stipends while earning their education degree, even though the money needed to fund those stipends is unlikely to be included in next year’s budget.

With two weeks left before the General Assembly’s spring session is set to adjourn, negotiations continue on a labor union-backed initiative that would allow Illinoisans to skip religious and political work meetings without reprimand.

Three adults and one minor suffered injuries in a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon near Marengo, according to the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts.

A man from Marengo died and four other people are injured from a two-vehicle crash near Union Monday afternoon, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reports.

The McHenry Outdoor Theater will start its season this weekend plus plenty of Easter egg hunting activities in McHenry County this weekend.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day all over McHenry County, attend a free art show and learn how to make the perfect cocktail this weekend.

Democrats in the Illinois Senate advanced a measure that would prohibit Illinois companies from requiring employees to attend work-related meetings about politics or religion.

Two people who died in a house fire near Union Tuesday have been identified by the McHenry County Coroner's office.

Two adults, a cat and a dog died Tuesday morning in a house fire near Union, the Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts reports.

Nurses say they did not get incentive pay for extra work. Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet says it followed the union contract.

Groups of Illinois Department of Transportation workers represented by local Teamsters unions rallied at facilities in Collinsville and Springfield after recently passing a strike authorization and filing complaints against the state.

Nearly 50 people attended a community meeting Thursday night in which the nurses' union from Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital tried to line up public support for its cause.

Ascension Nurses' union will a hold community meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at downtown branch of Joliet Public Library.

Following Ascension's announcement that it would be implementing its "last best and final offer" for a contract with nurses on January 21, despite union rejection, nurses at St. Joseph-- Joliet hospital have said they will strike on Feb. 8 and 9.

The city of Marengo is seeking voter approval for a local sales tax referendum for road construction and maintenance, and Park District wants to bring surrounding townships into the fold.

Teamsters, who have gone without a contract for 7 months and are angered by the course of negotiations, are preparing to vote on whether to vote to authorize a strike, said JP Fyans, president of Teamsters Local 916.

DeKalb County government is poised to enter into a new contract agreement with the labor union that represents employees at the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.