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
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.
Illinois needs to enact structural spending reforms to avoid following Puerto Rico down the path to insolvency.
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.
The average cost of workers’ comp for steel workers among neighboring states is under $8 per $100 of payroll compared to nearly $12 in Illinois.
Cook and Lake counties had the greatest number of mass layoffs in April 2017, with most of the jobs lost coming from the service and hospitality sectors.
Since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011, aldermen have been on the defensive regarding their power. The latest attempt to retain some of that power is taking place along a stretch of 71st Street in the 5th Ward.