More and more households becoming dependent on food stamps reveals the true impact of Illinois’ sputtering economy.
Over the last 15 years, Illinois has lost a net of 282,827 people and more than $14 billion in annual income to zero-income-tax states.
Illinois is now down 138,200 total payroll jobs in the recession era, the second-worst recovery of any state.
Illinois lawmakers should keep their hands off ridesharing and let innovation continue.
The Illinois General Assembly is currently considering a dramatic increase in the state’s minimum wage.
Illinoisans should only be taxed when they spend their money, not when they earn it.
Regulation doesn’t guarantee safety or quality; competition does.
Government has plenty of tools at its disposal to fight teen smoking. Arbitrarily banning products based on geography shouldn’t be one of them.
Some sectors of Illinois' economy have recovered completely, while others remain dramatically below pre recession levels.
Illinois is still seven years and 286,000 workers from recovery.
Exactly 900 more Illinoisans can expect to be laid off in coming months, according to notices filed with the state.
Illinois is last in the U.S. for putting people back to work.
Unemployment rates fell for most of Illinois’ metropolitan statistical areas in September, according to a press release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, seven out of 10 Illinois metro areas are not showing any signs of an economic recovery when it comes to putting people back to work. Champaign, Chicago and Springfield are showing...
It’s been two years since Chicago last updated its food-truck regulations to allow vendors to prepare food onboard. This was a significant improvement, but there are still some important changes the city can and should make to better respect food-truck owners’ rights and improve food options for residents across the city. Here are three modest...