Chicago's bond rating likely to drop to a notch above junk, no matter how and when budget stalemate ends

Another drop in Chicago’s bond rating may not mean much to taxpayers now, but it will mean plenty to their children and ...

How California’s county fairs have become cotton candy for fraud, theft and mismanagement

More than a third of California's 77 county fairs have been plagued by an array of problems in the last decade.

I’ve Been Forced Into Helping With a Holiday “Competition” at Work. It Doesn’t Get More Ridiculous Than This.

Good Jobis Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir ...
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Microsoft Teams' new location-tracking tool will know when you're in the office

Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new location-tracking feature in Teams that will automatically update employees' work ...

County IT workers fired, suspended in theft probe over computer parts

Erie County's information technology chief and 2 other IT employees have been fired as DA continues theft probe. Two IT ...