Illinois

Automaker Stellantis will halt operations at the Belvidere, Illinois plant, which employs 1,350 people and builds Jeep Cherokee SUVs, citing rising costs to produce electric vehicles

Jeep lays off 1,350 workers at Illinois plant over rising costs to produce electric vehicles

Hundreds of workers are expected to be laid off when automaker Stellantis closes an assembly plant in northern Illinois early next year, citing the challenge of rising costs of producing electric vehicles. The company, which employs about 1,350 workers at the Belvidere, Illinois plant, said the action would result in indefinite layoffs and it may …

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Westgate SuperBook plans to enter Illinois market in 2023

Westgate SuperBook plans to enter Illinois market in 2023

LAS VEGAS — The Westgate SuperBook has expanded its footprint across the country, in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, New Jersey and Tennessee, but they’ve taken cautious steps. And Illinois, according to SuperBook vice president Jay Kornegay, is right in SuperBook’s playbook. “I can tell you that it is in our plans to operate in the great …

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