Three former officials of one of the largest Teamsters locals in the country were sentenced to prison for rigging two union elections in Chicago in 2004. Trib | Earlier: Federal officials hail the decision against the Teamsters. Daily News

Twenty-five years after they began an organizing campaign, doctors at the county's health system finally are allowed to form a union at its flagship hospital. Daily News

Marilyn Stewart, CTU president, will address a City Club of Chicago lunch. Defender

Illinois has created a $10 million fund to provide rebates to conventions at McCormick Place and Navy Pier. The city has long struggled to compete against Las Vegas and Orlando because of weather, the lack of leisure activities and because conventions here are generally more expensive, with rigid union-labor rules that also add cost. Crain's

Dozens of workers went on strike outside a Chicago factory of McCook-based SK Hand Tools Corp. The walkout is the workers' latest effort to try to win back their health-care benefits and negotiate better wages. Daily News

The Laborers' International Union of North America, also known as LiUNA, has endorsed Comptroller Dan Hynes in the Democratic primary for governor. Capitol Fax | Press release