Caterpillar plans to cut 10,000 jobs and close 20 manufacturing facilities to save $1.5 billion annually.

Insider says more manufacturing layoffs coming for the Illinois stalwart.

The layoffs come amid a dismal manufacturing climate in the Land of Lincoln.

The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.

For Illinois’ downstate communities that have felt the pain of out-migration and need to revitalize their industrial base, a local Right-to-Work ordinance can be their first step to a comeback.