“Our house, when we purchased it in 2002, we paid $195,000. I believe the fair market value right now is maybe below $180,000. To pay almost $8,000 in property taxes for a house that is not even valued at $200,000 is insane. “I wasn’t born here, I moved here from Mississippi in 2000. I moved...
Indiana’s sharp rise in union members is due to its robust economic growth and increase in manufacturing jobs, while Illinois’ economy continues to lose factories and sees little growth in union members.
Illinois still has 144,000 fewer people working compared with the state’s pre-recession employment level, while surrounding states have all experienced employment growth.
Illinois currently has the highest start-up fees in the country, further burdening the already-unfriendly business climate in the state.
Joe Ocol is taking his South Side chess team to one of the nation’s premier tournaments. But he needs help paying their way.
Joe Ocol is taking his South Side chess team to one of the nation’s premier tournaments. But he needs help paying their way
Illinois needs to enact structural spending reforms to avoid following Puerto Rico down the path to insolvency.
Despite Illinois’ built-in economic advantages, personal income in Indiana is growing much faster than personal income in Illinois.
Effective property tax reform must rein in the government costs that drive up taxes.
The details of an investigation into Candace Wanzo, an official in the Illinois secretary of state’s office, are not yet known, but she pleaded guilty to embezzlement before working for the secretary of state’s office.
Glassdoor agreed to three sets of hiring dates in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in which the job-finding website would hire 240 new employees.