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The Center Square: Illinois continues with nation's worst unemployment rate
A new study shows that Illinois’ economy continues to trail the rest of the nation as the Land of Lincoln finished dead last in unemployment rates last month.
Illinois’ October unemployment numbers show a slight improvement, but the state is still at the bottom compared to the other state’s job markets, marking the second month in a row that Illinois has held the nation’s worst jobless rate.
Chicago Sun-Times: O’Hare expansion cleared for takeoff
O’Hare International Airport got the official federal go-ahead Monday for a $7.1 billion project to replace Terminal 2 with a “global terminal” intended to link domestic and international flights in one location.
Crain's Chicago Business: Rail unions again threaten to strike. The timing could be even worse this time.
Daily Herald: Palatine mayor calls 2023 budget with planned property tax cut 'a home run'
A reduction in property taxes and a commitment to paying down the town’s debt are among the highlights of Palatine’s 2023 budget, officials say.
Village council members are scheduled to vote Dec. 5 on the proposed balanced budget that calls for $132.9 million in spending, including $83.5 million on operations.
State Journal-Register: Illinois secretary of state reminds drivers of Dec. 1 license extension expiration
The Illinois secretary of state’s office is making a last-minute push to remind people of the end date of the agency’s extension of driver’s license and ID card expiration dates. The state is not planning to make any further extensions of the moratorium brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The office plans to restore expiration periods for identification after Dec. 1, bringing an end to nearly two years of extensions for driver’s licenses or IDs because of COVID-19.