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Joliet Police were called to the Amazon warehouse on Emerald Drive Thursday amid strikes at a handful of the company's facilities across the country.

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union launched a strike at seven of the company’s delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas.

Attorneys for a Crestwood man convicted of killing a Lockport woman and their 14-month-old child in 2020 are claiming constitutional violations should grant him a new trial. A judge may rule on the motion on Dec. 19.

A Woodridge man has been charged with possessing child pornography after Amazon notified authorities that materials had been uploaded to one of its websites.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Take It Outside Challenge challenges participants to complete nature-themed missions to earn points and win prizes. Two Take It Outside Meetups are scheduled for Oct. 23 and Nov. 17.

There eight employees on site at the time of the compactor fire at Amazon and they were all sent home with pay given there was some smoke around the building, a company official said.

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A former employee of an Joliet Amazon facility was indicted on charges alleging he was possessing a ghost gun when he told another employee, "I'll do your [expletive] right here," court records show.

An Amazon employee in Joliet was charged on Thursday with aggravated assault and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.

Paul Borek said cheers to 15 years this week as he retired as executive director of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation. He leaves a legacy of significant business growth for the community, local leaders said.

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.

During the past three years, record investment has generated epic volumes of development in DeKalb County, writes Paul Borek of the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation. A roundup of 2022 projects:

Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.

Another Amazon demonstration at a Joliet warehouse was planned for early Monday.

One of Amazon’s new facilities in Huntley is primed to open on Sunday and could soon employ around 500 people in the coming months, company officials said.

Demonstration outside warehouse follows similar rally at Amazon facility in Joliet

Amazon employees of MDW2 in Joliet staged a walkout Tuesday afternoon to demand a safer work place and jobs that offer a living wage.

Amazon will not be moving forward with plans for a distribution center in Crystal Lake, city officials confirmed this week.

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products

While the shell of the building is completed, the Amazon warehouse on the south side of Huntley won't open until 2023, with hiring expected to start a month before that date.

The Joliet-based Warehouse Workers for Justice said Black workers are feeling unsafe at an Amazon facility in Joliet after they were targets of racial death threats and intimidation.

An Amazon Prime show that was partially filmed in Woodstock, Island Lake and Wauconda last summer is set to hit the small screen Friday.

Most of the construction on the outside of the building is finished and the focus has turned to completing the inside of the building, according to people involved in the project

Monetary donations are being requested to address increased demand for student supplemental food supplies through the Amboy Buddy Bag Program.

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A presidential visit, a double homicide in Algonquin and an ‘American Idol’ semi-finalist all made headlines in McHenry County this past year.

Online retailer giant Amazon recently paid $6.3 million for nearly 59 acres in DeKalb, the same land slated for a 700,000-square-foot warehouse that’s the centerpiece of a project city officials for months have only referred to publicly by its codename “Project Barb,” records show.

"I want it to be the place where you don’t have to leave Huntley for anything. We can work, recreate, raise your family. We’ve got all the options you need,” Huntley Mayor Tim Hoeft said

The world's largest online retailer, Amazon, could be the true applicant behind a proposed 278,000-square-foot distribution facility proposed for the southeast corner of Division Street and Kirk Road in Geneva, according to city documents.

Officials in both counties said Amazon has not yet contacted them or applied for permits

Amazon says it will no longer test jobseekers for marijuana use

Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff to watch

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McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has been appointed to a task force looking to bring Amazon’s second headquarters to the Chicago area – and possibly McHenry County.

The city council will hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss plans for hiring a new city manager.

City Manager Jim Hock plans to leave May 3. Hock informed the mayor and City Council members Thursday afternoon that he intends to retire.

Amazon isn’t content just being the “everything store.” Increasingly, it looks like it wants to be its own deliveryman, too.

The news marked the second time this year that Amazon has announced expansions of its Joliet operations, which opened in October. The company in March added 500 jobs, bringing its workforce to 1,500.

Amazon announced Wednesday it is adding 500 jobs at its Joliet fulfillment center

Mayor Bob O’Dekirk in his State of the City speech Wednesday said Joliet ended 2015 with an unexpected budget surplus, and then shared several plans he has for the city for 2016

Holiday hiring in the Joliet area will be highlighted by the arrival of the Amazon fulfillment center

After months of speculation, Amazon has announced Joliet will be the site of the online retail giant’s first fulfillment center in Illinois – a move that will create 1,000 full-time jobs