It’s the end of an era at Mitsubishi Motors, which has – for now at least – produced its last vehicle.

The plant officially stopped production on Monday marking the end of a 30-year run as one of McLean County’s largest employers. The plant hit its peak in 2000 when it produced 222,000 vehicles, but hit tough financial times after many car buyers defaulted on their zero-money down, zero-percent interest and zero payments for 12 months.

About 900 union workers worked the last day, while a few employees will remain on site to complete the shutdown.

The McLean County Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair at Heartland Community College on Dec. 11. Starting next week, a transition center will open in Normal to help the laid-off workers.

A task force is looking to find a buyer for the plant and has said there are interested parties.

In other State news, with Chicago’s top cop gone in the aftermath of footage showing a black teenager being shot 16 times by a police officer, opinions are mixed as to whether other top officials, including Chicago’s mayor, should resign.

SEIU Healthcare Illinois is calling on both Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down over how their handling of the investigation into the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

SEIU Healthcare Illinois spokesman James Muhammad feels Emanuel tried to block the release of the video of McDonald’s death in order to protect his re-election bid.

The union says Emanuel and Alvarez have “have enabled and supported a system that has robbed Chicago of true justice.”

The Illinois Constitution doesn’t address recall elections at the local level. Only the village of Buffalo Grove has a local recall ordinance, while recalls are possible at the state level only for governors.