AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoIllinois Labor Watch: Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his Workplace Rights Bureau has launched 115+ investigations and recovered $30M+ for Illinois workers, with actions tied to wage theft, misclassification, child labor and discrimination. Workplace Accountability: Raoul also announced a Quincy woman’s guilty plea in a case involving sexual assault of a minor plus manufacturing and distributing child sexual abuse material. Food Safety & Retail: Walmart shoppers in Illinois and 15 other states are being told to check freezers after a Great Value frozen triple berry blend recall tied to an E. coli outbreak linked to a Chilean supplier; no illnesses were reported for this specific product. Healthcare Updates: Northwestern urology experts break down the FDA’s expanded approval of Padcev plus Keytruda for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, including a new subcutaneous pembrolizumab option and what it means for treatment timing and skin toxicity. Logistics Risk: Verisk CargoNet flags Labor Day freight theft exposure as elevated, with incidents clustering around the holiday’s edges and including growing identity-based fraud. Energy & Weather: A Great Lakes invasive carp project near Joliet saw a stop-work order lifted after a call from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to President Trump. Local Impacts: Tornado damage in Coles County is documented after an EF2 storm that flipped a semi and injured the driver.
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