Politicians and pundits can’t seem to agree about whether the U.S. is in a recession, but the semantics matter little for struggling Americans. Illinois can expect economic pain regardless of what it’s called.

TAGS: GDP: gross domestic product, Illinois, recession

Illinois slices into family deli’s bottom line

07/25/2022

Gov. J.B. Pritzker added $650 million in taxes and fee hikes for small businesses in his last budget. Voters will decide Nov. 8 if Illinois’ business climate will get tougher, yet, through Amendment 1.

TAGS: Illinois, inflation, small business, tax burden

Illinois adds 18,800 jobs in June, still missing 117,000 from pandemic

By Bryce Hill

07/22/2022

Illinois’ employment recovery continued in June, but the state is still missing one in seven jobs lost during the pandemic.

TAGS: economic recovery, Illinois, jobs, unemployment

Highest inflation in 40 years deals Illinoisans $2,900 pay cut

By Bryce Hill

07/21/2022

Wages have failed to keep up with inflation, dropping Illinoisans’ purchasing power by $2,900 on average.

TAGS: Amendment 1, gas prices, inflation, interest rates, property taxes

Report: Illinois likely to see high public pension debt go higher

By Dylan Sharkey

07/20/2022

Forecasts predict Illinois public pension debt will grow despite the funds having one of their best investment years ever in 2021.

TAGS: debt, Illinois, pensions

US jobs report beats June estimate, but Illinois at greater risk if recession hits

By Bryce Hill

07/14/2022

Illinois is one of the states with the most to gain from the continued national jobs recovery, but could be hit harder than other states by a recession.

TAGS: Illinois, jobs, recession, unemployment

Contempt citation No. 12: DCFS forces girl to wait 170 days in mental hospital

By Dylan Sharkey

07/12/2022

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith faces his 12th contempt of court order of 2022. In the latest, the judge ruled Smith failed to place a 15-year-old girl in proper housing for 170 days, leaving her in a mental hospital.

TAGS: DCFS: Department of Children and Family Services, Marc Smith

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Illinois slices into family deli’s bottom line

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Highest inflation in 40 years deals Illinoisans $2,900 pay cut

Report: Illinois likely to see high public pension debt go higher

US jobs report beats June estimate, but Illinois at greater risk if recession hits

Contempt citation No. 12: DCFS forces girl to wait 170 days in mental hospital

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