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The Center Square: Illinois sees GDP decline in the first quarter
Gross domestic product is on the decline in Illinois and 46 other states, sparking fears of a possible recession.
GDP is a measure of economic activity and measures the monetary value of final goods and services.
Belleville News-Democrat: IL employers are struggling to hire. Why the state ranked in top 10 for unfilled openings
Illinois was recently named one of the top 10 states in the U.S. where employers are having a difficult time filling job openings.
In WalletHub’s June 29 ranking of States Where Employers Are Struggling the Most in Hiring, Illinois ranked 8th for its job opening rates in the past 12 months and the most recent month.
Stacker: Cities with the most expensive homes in Illinois
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Illinois using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of May 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value of $1,568,391 which is 494% higher than the state average of $263,835.
All 30 cities on the list are in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area.