For inner-city families without the luxury of a private education, an Illinois manufacturing job is and always has been the first rung up the economic ladder.

Illinois is home to the worst manufacturing recovery in the entire Midwest.

Illinois suffered the loss of 2,500 manufacturing jobs in May, and is down 7,900 factory jobs in 2015.

Comparisons with peer states show a badly distorted workers’ compensation system in Illinois.

April data put the state’s policy pain points on display.

Thousands of Illinois manufacturing jobs aren’t going to anonymous sweatshops overseas, they’re simply crossing state lines.

Workers’ compensation costs are killing Illinois steel.

Illinois still ranks last in the country for putting people back to work over the Great Recession era.