Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019
Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019
Illinois’ total employment growth ranks 31st from December 2018 to March 2019. Continued population loss likely to follow poor job growth.
By Bryce Hill
To end gerrymandering, Pritzker should push redistricting reform
To end gerrymandering, Pritzker should push redistricting reform
Illinois’ governor pledged to veto any map gerrymandered by state lawmakers, but it’s the process of mapmaking that needs to change.
By Joe Tabor
Vito Dellegraize
Vito Dellegraize
“I’m moving to Memphis. Gone after Easter dinner. “I was born and raised here in the Chicago area. I’ve watched it change. If you’re not watching and you don’t have an objective view around you or you just shut it off, you don’t notice these subtle changes. “In the last 10 years I’ve gotten significantly...
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
Fleeing residents continue to fuel population loss, with Cook County leading the nation for population decline.
By Bryce Hill
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
The state’s punishing tax climate and ominous mountain of debt have repelled new jobs and investment. People follow.
By Austin Berg
Disney Plus users in Illinois would get hit under ‘Netflix tax’ proposal
Disney Plus users in Illinois would get hit under ‘Netflix tax’ proposal
Imposing more Mickey Mouse taxes in Illinois is just goofy, but that’s what a proposal in Springfield would do to users of the new Disney Plus and other streaming services.
All Illinois metro areas saw population shrink in 2018
All Illinois metro areas saw population shrink in 2018
New Census data reveal that for the first time on record, all 10 metro areas based primarily in Illinois experienced population decline.
By Bryce Hill
Illinois Senate passes bill requiring kindergarten for all 5-year-olds
Illinois Senate passes bill requiring kindergarten for all 5-year-olds
Lowering the compulsory age to attend school from 6 to 5 would tie Illinois for the lowest compulsory attendance age in the nation.
By Brad Weisenstein
Craft liquor may catch on quicker if Illinois changes law
Craft liquor may catch on quicker if Illinois changes law
Illinois House passes bill to open up opportunities for the craft distillery industry, freeing entrepreneurs to grow to meet growing demand.