Chicago aldermen vote to overturn city’s ban on food carts
Chicago aldermen vote to overturn city’s ban on food carts
The city’s culinary entrepreneurs may now pursue an affordable path to a legal livelihood.
Illinois’ lackluster 2015 jobs story
Illinois’ lackluster 2015 jobs story
Despite being the most populous state in the Midwest, Illinois has added just 13,400 payroll jobs in 2015 – fewer than any other neighboring state.
Chicago: 7th most expensive city in the world
Chicago: 7th most expensive city in the world
Driven by a costly tax burden, Chicago’s high cost of goods and services lands the Windy City in the top 10 for the most expensive 71 cities across the world, according to a new survey by UBS.
August jobs report for Illinois: Manufacturing jobs drop by 2,200 in August, down 9,800 for 2015
August jobs report for Illinois: Manufacturing jobs drop by 2,200 in August, down 9,800 for 2015
Illinois lost 2,200 manufacturing jobs in August and is down nearly 10,000 on the year.
Chicago a step closer to lifting ban on food carts
Chicago a step closer to lifting ban on food carts
Today, the Chicago Committee on License and Consumer Protection voted in favor of an ordinance that would legalize food carts in the city. Now the ordinance moves to the full City Council, which will meet on Sept. 24 for a vote. Chicago is one of the only major U.S. cities that bans food carts; these...
Morton Salt to close Elston Avenue facility in Chicago
Morton Salt to close Elston Avenue facility in Chicago
Morton Salt will stop operations in October at its warehousing and packaging facility on Elston Avenue in Chicago.
Government workers outnumber manufacturing workers in Illinois
Government workers outnumber manufacturing workers in Illinois
In the other Great Lakes states, workers are more likely to be able to find a manufacturing opportunity than a government job.
Chicago’s food-cart ban costs revenue, jobs
Chicago’s food-cart ban costs revenue, jobs
Chicago’s ban on food carts is costing the city jobs and revenue. The city has fallen behind its peers: Street vending from food carts is already legal in 23 of the 25 largest cities in the U.S. The Illinois Policy Institute conducted a survey of nearly 200 Chicago food-cart street vendors to assess the social...
Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August
Cruel summer: Mass layoffs hit 2,100 Illinois workers in August
There’s no respite for laid-off Illinois workers in the “summer of pink slips.”
Claudia Perez
Claudia Perez
“The day arrived when a policeman told me, ‘Throw away all this trash. It’s worthless. It’s garbage.’ And I said, ‘How can you call food, garbage?’ I cried hard. They arrested me two times. The United States, they told me, is a different kind of place. And now look at how we’re being treated.” Claudia...
Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents
Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents
Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.
Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago
Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago
Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.
Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago
Freedom, fairness for food carts in Chicago
On Sept. 24, 2015, Chicago City Council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to legalize food carts, giving thousands of street vendors across the city the freedom to make an honest living and opening the door for the next generation of culinary entrepreneurs.
John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline
John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline
Insider says more manufacturing layoffs coming for the Illinois stalwart.