JELD-WEN window manufacturing company plans layoffs

RANTOUL – One of Rantoul's largest employers will soon be laying off a fifth of its employees.

Workers at the JELD-WEN window-manufacturing plant at the Rantoul Industrial Park will be told formally on Thursday that the company is planning an approximate 20 percent reduction in force, according to Terri D. Cline, director of corporate communications.

Also on this date

• Court rejects bid to remove Blagojevich; governor's attorney challenges panel
• Judge accepts Carle settlement on state antitrust lawsuit
• Phone survey of Piatt County residents to begin Thursday
• Ameren warns of, gives tips for possible power outages
• Overheated conveyor belt sparks fire scare at Bunge
• Pat Quinn as Illinois' next governor? Oh, sweet irony!
• Morning travel tough with slick roads
• Sales tax for schools will be on spring ballot
• Danville schools superintendent finalists grilled at forum
• Obituaries

» More