Areas of Illinois that are driven by backbone industries such as manufacturing are being hollowed out. That reality is showing up in the form of government dependence.
Illinois is hemorrhaging jobs as Springfield refuses reform.
Manufacturers and blue-collar jobs continue to bolt from Illinois’ poor policy climate.
Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system makes it an easy decision to leave.
An ordinance that would immediately allow thousands of food-cart street vendors the freedom to serve their communities sits before Emanuel’s City Council, and along with it the potential for explosive growth in the industry.
Many of the reforms that were so effective in Michigan are included in Gov. Bruce Rauner’s legislative agenda for Illinois.
Those resilient enough to stay in the labor market are increasingly looking to other states for opportunity.
Policy pain points continue to kill blue-collar jobs in Illinois.
Janitorial, food-service and coal jobs are among the casualties of mass layoffs in June.
The state’s beleaguered manufacturing sector is hurting worker interests.
Illinois’ death tax, corporate franchise tax and LLC fees cause disproportionate economic harm compared to how much tax revenue they generate.
For inner-city families without the luxury of a private education, an Illinois manufacturing job is and always has been the first rung up the economic ladder.
Illinois is home to the worst manufacturing recovery in the entire Midwest.
The economic report is yet another indictment of the status quo in Illinois.