Illinois loses more millennial taxpayers and dependents to other states than any state except New York.
Illinois’ 32 percent income tax hike will steal nearly an entire year’s worth of income growth from Illinoisans.
“I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. There’s just not a lot of jobs you can go to. “But we’ve grown a sustainable business. “If we close shop, the people in this community won’t have a place to go. Really the only jobs available are part-time for minimum wage … “People...
The Land of Lincoln is one of only six states to impose harsh restrictions on the sale and possession of fireworks.
Municipal leaders have expressed concerns about the anti-competitive, job-killing effects of Cook County’s minimum wage increases and new sick leave law and are using home rule authority to exempt their communities from the requirements.
Cook County has lost nearly 50,000 black residents since the 2010 census, and the rate is accelerating.
Cook County’s population has dropped by 2,030 since 2011, driven by the out-migration of over 230,000 residents, on net.
“I stopped taking a salary a long time ago so our numbers would look good. We’ve been surviving because we’re convenient. “People come to store their boats with us because we’re close to the city. It’s less fuel. It’s not worth going to Wisconsin or Michigan to pay $1,500 less for storage and maintenance. But...
Illinois is tied for the worst income growth in the entire U.S.
Illinois has been lagging behind the rest of the region over the last decade, and will continue to do so if the state doesn’t enact necessary economic reforms.
The Romeoville fulfillment center is one of several Illinois facilities Amazon has opened or plans to open in the coming years. For some of those locations, Amazon has signed deals with the state of Illinois worth tens of millions in potential tax credits.
House Bill 2622 would create a state-run workers’ compensation insurance company using a $10M loan from the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Operations Fund.
A new report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows Illinois had a modest net gain of 2,400 jobs in May, but still has fewer jobs today than before the Great Recession began.
1,120 of the jobs lost were in manufacturing and food processing.