More agricultural guest workers came to the Midwest this year than ever before

More agricultural guest workers came to the Midwest this year than ever before

The Midwest saw a record rise in the number of agricultural guest workers this year helping out on farms, in meatpacking plants and with landscaping companies. That jump fits with a national trend. The Department of Labor says the U.S. let in a record number of H-2A visa workers this year. Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas…

217 Today: Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021

217 Today: Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker says Illinois emergency management coordinators are working with cities and towns — especially Chicago and suburbs that border Wisconsin — to prepare for possible unrest following a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Republican State Representative Dan Brady has formally announced he’s running for Secretary of…