Enjoy Life Foods plans to move its lone Illinois manufacturing facility and up to 150 jobs to southern Indiana this year.
Part 3 of Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system: the major components of the 2011 reform
Part 2 of Illinois’ broken workers’ compensation system: the reform law signed by Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2005, which addressed medical fees and billing, provided benefit increases, and contained anti-fraud provisions.
Changing hearts and minds starts with telling the stories that Illinois’ political machine has forgotten.
Breaking down the overall high cost and regulatory burden borne by businesses.
Illinois has a stunning loss of 105,000 people to other states, causing population to shrink by 22,000.
Of the 50 states, Illinois was the top population loser.
Noting some hard numbers from November, Illinois manufacturers say they’re watching Springfield for decisions on taxes and spending as they keep battling in a worldwide marketplace. While Illinois gained a few jobs in November, they weren’t in manufacturing. Although the state added about 400 jobs in November, the unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to...
During its recovery from the Great Recession, Illinois has put seven people on food stamps for every six people added to employment rolls.
New federal data show Illinois gained only 400 jobs in November, and its unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent.
Madigan’s economic record is one of failure, and the best he can say in his defense is that trying a new path would somehow make things worse.
A state report shows plans for more layoffs amid an already difficult jobs climate in Illinois, especially for blue-collar workers.
Illinois’ anti-growth policies depress middle-class wages and job opportunities.