Global market means job losses hit Peoria later than other parts of the country Caterpillar , a large employer in Illinois , is cutting its jobs worldwide . We ca n't lose that . One employee 's wife has full - time job ; he 's in college for second career . Another employee , a single mother of five , has nothing to fall back on .
Global market means job losses hit Peoria later than other parts of the country Caterpillar , a large employer in Illinois , is cutting its jobs worldwide . One employee 's wife has full - time job ; he 's in college for second career . Another employee , a single mother of five , has nothing to fall back on .