Alliance Steel Corp. will move 100 jobs to Gary, Indiana, with plans to add 30 more.
Manufacturer to shutter 2 Illinois plants, open $26M Indiana facility
Accepting a deal that includes $6 million in subsidies, Wynright Corporation will expand its operations in Indiana and close plants in suburban Elk Grove and Oak Lawn.
Rest of the nation sees 31 percent faster jobs growth vs. Illinois in 2018
Illinois experienced its sixth consecutive month of jobs growth in July, yet continues to trail the pace of growth in the rest of the nation for 2018.
Skipping over Illinois, Toyota-Mazda plant heading to Alabama
The $1.6 billion assembly plant will create an estimated 4,000 jobs for Alabama residents by 2021.
Workers’ comp costs hit Illinois’ blue-collar industries
Exorbitant workers’ comp costs punish small businesses and send employers dashing to Illinois’ neighboring states.
Forgotten Illinois: Aurora
Two sides, one city.
Despite 3,400 new jobs in October, Illinois’ labor market is nothing to celebrate
A positive jobs report for October does little to buck discouraging long-term trends in Illinois.
Why international trade matters for Illinois
Illinois will need more foreign investment, and major reforms to the state’s business climate, in order to get off the weak economic path it now treads.
Illinois sees worst month for manufacturing jobs since 2009
The state’s August jobs numbers were poor across the board, but especially sobering for manufacturing.
Burke to the future: Chicago alderman wants to ban self-driving cars
Alderman Ed Burke argued in favor of a ban on driverless cars with a movie clip from “Back to the Future.”