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IDES: Illinoisans must file résumés to receive unemployment payments

IDES: Illinoisans must file résumés to receive unemployment payments

By linking unemployment payments with the requirement to submit a résumé, the Illinois Department of Employment Security is trying to connect unemployed people with employers faster, helping job seekers find employment, and saving taxpayers money.

By Amy Korte

Illinois is losing prime working-age adults

Illinois is losing prime working-age adults

BLS data show that Illinois had a net loss of 354,000 adults over the last decade from its prime working-age adult population (ages 25 to 54), with 290,000 of that loss attributable to migration rather than mortality. This is a troubling sign that indicates a weak economy – and the loss of adult taxpayers and their children.

By Michael Lucci

A pricy homecoming: Dwyane Wade’s $890,000 Illinois tax bill

A pricy homecoming: Dwyane Wade’s $890,000 Illinois tax bill

In joining the Chicago Bulls, former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is trading Florida’s 0 percent personal income tax for Illinois’ 3.75 percent rate, a choice many out-migrating, middle-class Illinoisans cannot afford to make.

3 things Illinoisans should know about the AFSCME contract delay

3 things Illinoisans should know about the AFSCME contract delay

The Illinois Labor Relations Board on July 7 denied Gov. Bruce Rauner’s request to expedite contract-negotiation impasse proceedings between the state and AFSCME. Thus, impasse proceedings continue to drag on, giving the union more time to prepare for a potential strike, costing state taxpayers an additional $35 million to $40 million per month in AFSCME worker health benefits, and impeding progress on reining in the state’s out-of-control spending.

By Mailee Smith