Illinois city aims to oust little girl’s lemonade stand
Illinois city aims to oust little girl’s lemonade stand
llinois has a reputation for making business harder than it needs to be for entrepreneurs across the state.
Illinois bill would allow fast-food restaurants to accept food stamps
Illinois bill would allow fast-food restaurants to accept food stamps
Homeless, disabled and elderly Illinoisans who can’t easily cook a meal could get help by using food stamps at fast-food restaurants.
Illinois’ rich millennials are moving to other states
Illinois’ rich millennials are moving to other states
Youthful wealth, energy and talent that could help Illinois recover is leaving the state at the nation’s second-highest rate. State leaders’ thirst for new taxes will make the problem worse.
Chicago rolls out e-scooter pilot program
Chicago rolls out e-scooter pilot program
Thousands of electric scooters have arrived in Chicago as part of a four-month pilot program.
Illinois Supreme Court upholds controversial Chicago food truck restrictions
Illinois Supreme Court upholds controversial Chicago food truck restrictions
The Illinois Supreme Court sided with the city of Chicago following a yearslong court battle over some of the nation’s toughest food truck restrictions.
Land of 1,000 shrinking communities
Land of 1,000 shrinking communities
Illinois’ lost people problem spreads to more than 1,000 communities in 2018
Illinois ‘license to landscape’ bill is a pure protection racket
Illinois ‘license to landscape’ bill is a pure protection racket
Licensing should be the last resort. Instead, in the case of the landscape architects, it appears to be a grab for a different kind of green.
Energy company shelves $500M Illinois expansion, cites ‘anti-business’ climate
Energy company shelves $500M Illinois expansion, cites ‘anti-business’ climate
An Illinois-based energy company will halt construction on a planned $500 million plant, a casualty of the Land of Lincoln’s hostile business environment.
Southwestern Illinois loses big chunk of population, with one exception
Southwestern Illinois loses big chunk of population, with one exception
One Illinois county in the greater St. Louis area is losing so many residents it ranks No. 5 nationwide for population loss. Its neighboring county was one of the few in Illinois to grow.
Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019
Illinois employment growth continues to lag the nation through the first quarter of 2019
Illinois’ total employment growth ranks 31st from December 2018 to March 2019. Continued population loss likely to follow poor job growth.
Vito Dellegraize
Vito Dellegraize
“I’m moving to Memphis. Gone after Easter dinner. “I was born and raised here in the Chicago area. I’ve watched it change. If you’re not watching and you don’t have an objective view around you or you just shut it off, you don’t notice these subtle changes. “In the last 10 years I’ve gotten significantly...
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
Fleeing residents continue to fuel population loss, with Cook County leading the nation for population decline.
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
The state’s punishing tax climate and ominous mountain of debt have repelled new jobs and investment. People follow.
All Illinois metro areas saw population shrink in 2018
All Illinois metro areas saw population shrink in 2018
New Census data reveal that for the first time on record, all 10 metro areas based primarily in Illinois experienced population decline.