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.
“This is the best job I’ve ever had. “I was a nursing assistant before this. I have two kids and the pay here is so much better. When I came in [the owner] taught me how to weld and do other fabrication work. “But it’s sad that I have friends who want these kinds of...
“I’ve been doing this work my whole life. It used to be that you could get a job at Caterpillar and if you didn’t like it you could walk across the street and get another job. In other places that still happens. Not here. “We’re lucky our little shop has found a niche. We do...
Since 2010, Illinois has lost on net 2.6 percent of its taxpayers and dependents, along with billions of dollars of taxable income, dwarfing the rates of out-migration of other Midwestern and neighboring states.