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The article focuses on an announcement made by the Pat Quinn, Governor of the State of Illinois, who proclaim June 17, 2014 as Honeywell UOP Day to recognize UOP's, technology licensor for the petroleum refining, and gas processing, century of service to the state's people. Topics discussed include it commercialized synthetic zeolites as adsorbents, desulfurized diesel fuel for safe environment, and employed 5,000 people worldwide.

Reports on the closure of the Honeywell International chemical processing plant in Illinois. Effects of uranium hexafluoride gas on residents in the area; Specialty gases manufactured by the Honeywell plant; Details of the investigation conducted by the Augmented Inspection Team of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The article offers information related to the various industries in Illinois including the projected inclination of car buyers to hybrid and compact automobiles in the summer of 2011, the 11.8-million-dollar fine of Honeywell International Inc. for its hazardous-waste-related violation, and the additional stores of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in West Englewood, Chicago which are part of the company's Chicago Community Investment Partnership.

The article focuses on Lafox, Illinois-based Richardson Electronics Ltd. The distributor set up a centralized inventory hub in Amsterdam to support its operations in Europe and, one near its headquarters for the Americas. It has satellite warehouses in Brazil and China and will add another centralized hub in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific region. Furthermore, Burtek Systems Corp. and Security Systems Division was sold by Richardson to Honeywell International Inc. last June for $80 million.

Reports on the occurrence of unplanned contamination at the uranium hexafluoride production plant of Honeywell International in Metropolis, Illinois. Cause of the contamination; Potential impact of the incident on the workers of the plant; Information on the radioactive decontamination measures required by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in March 2004 to inform officials of Honeywell International Incorporated's uranium hexafluoride processing plant in Illinois that there were no objections to restarting ore preparation at the facility. Details of the accidental release of uranium hexafluoride in the plant; Information on the Confirmatory Action Letter sent by the commission to Honeywell; Criticism on Honeywell in the wake of the accident from NRC.

The average market price of a home in Elk Grove Village, Chicago, Illinois, is $190,000 and in Gurnee, Illinois, it's more than $250,000. And for apartment seekers, the story is just as bleak, with average rental rates $100 per month higher within five miles of job centers compared with other areas. The human and economic costs of this phenomenon are staggering, time away from family and friends, escalating household transportation costs, higher employee turnover and absenteeism and worsening air quality, due in part to more people making more trips. Many workers are making decent wages but wondering why they're commuting 60 to 90 minutes each way. Investing in our transit and road network and clustering development nearby is certainly part of the answer. But metropolitan Chicago is leading the nation in a complementary approach, employer-assisted housing. A 2000-01 pilot effort with manufacturer System Sensor helped 36 employees purchase homes closer to work. Under the leadership of former CEO King Harris, the company invested $107,500 the first year in housing-counseling services and a $5,000-per-employee down payment assistance loan, which becomes a gift if the employee stays for five years. The initiative was reinstated this year by the plant's new owner, Honeywell International Inc. The Metropolitan Planning Council has brokered agreements between 15 employers and experienced local housing- counseling non-profits that administer details and tap state funds and a state housing tax credit of 50 cents for every dollar invested.