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Illinois slowest in the Midwest to get workers unemployed by COVID-19 crisis back to work

Initial unemployment claims in Illinois remain virtually unchanged since mid-April

For real police reform, stop letting police union contracts override state law

Union contracts prevail in Illinois, preventing meaningful police reform

Tax Day 2020: ‘Fair tax’ opens door to retirement tax, local income taxes, double taxation next year

July 15 is this year’s Tax Day, the deadline to file income taxes nationwide

Illinois’ youth employment rate was worst in Midwest, COVID-19 crisis made it even worse

Illinois experienced a 40.4% drop in teen employment since 2019, the highest drop in the Midwest and 11th highest drop in the nation

Worst-case scenario: 21,700 Illinois restaurants could permanently close because of COVID-19 shutdown

The most optimistic forecast shows 20% of Illinois’ food service business closures will be permanent

Illinois state workers to receive $1,300 pay raise on July 1

AFSCME Council 31 members will receive automatic pay raises on Wednesday, costing Illinois $261 million despite COVID-19 budget crisis

Illinois’ Black and white populations declined, Asian and Hispanic populations increased over the past decade

Out-of-state employment is the No. 1 reason working-age Illinoisans left the state since 2010

Illinois food service jobs down more than 40% amid nation’s strictest reopening plan

Illinois is experiencing nearly five times the typical job loss as COVID-19 business closures continue to take their toll on the state’s economy

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