Quote of the day, September 19
Quote of the day, September 19
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.
Outnumbered
Outnumbered
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.
Quote of the day, September 15
Quote of the day, September 15
Illinois pays millions in pension benefits to the dead
Illinois pays millions in pension benefits to the dead
More than 1,000 dead Illinoisans received pension payments from 2010 to 2014, according to government records.
Quote of the day, September 14
Quote of the day, September 14
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.
Pay you Tuesday
Pay you Tuesday
What happens when Illinois taxpayers refused to be ignored
What happens when Illinois taxpayers refused to be ignored
All is not lost in the Land of Lincoln.
Rauner signs law shining light on government golden parachutes
Rauner signs law shining light on government golden parachutes
The new law is designed to expose severance agreements like the one given to controversial College of DuPage President Robert Breuder.
Quote of the day, September 12
Quote of the day, September 12