Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls for property-tax hikes, garbage-collection fees and ridesharing surcharges as a stop-gap measure to plug the city’s $750 million budget hole.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, fees, Rahm Emanuel

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

By Austin Berg

09/02/2015

Shrinking opportunities go hand in hand with a shrinking tax base.

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

By Amy Korte

09/02/2015

Of the 1,050 new jobs announced, Sprint expects about half to be retail positions and the other half to be filled by wireless experts, network technicians and engineers.

John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline

By Austin Berg

08/31/2015

Insider says more manufacturing layoffs coming for the Illinois stalwart.

TAGS: Caterpillar, Hoist Liftruck, John Deere, manufacturing, Mondelez International, workers compensation

Oportunidad: Student success, Hispanic achievement gaps and the future of Illinois

By Ted Dabrowski

08/30/2015

The achievement gaps between white and Hispanic students in Illinois’ public schools, and the need to fundamentally reform the education system.

Caterpillar lays off 300 Illinois workers

By Austin Berg

08/26/2015

The layoffs come amid a dismal manufacturing climate in the Land of Lincoln.

TAGS: manufacturing

IRS data reveal 2012 was Illinois’ worst year of taxpayer and wealth migration yet

By Michael Lucci

08/25/2015

Newly released data from the IRS reveal that in 2012, Illinois lost more taxpayers and taxpayer wealth to a greater number of states than ever before.

TAGS: IRS: Internal Revenue Service, outmigration

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Illinois’ lackluster 2015 jobs story

Government workers outnumber manufacturing workers in Illinois

Comptroller confirms workers’ compensation costs are a budget issue

Rahm calls for the largest property tax hike in modern Chicago history

Cook County’s exodus revealed in new tax documents

Sprint to add over 1,000 jobs in Chicago

John Deere lays off 150 manufacturing workers in East Moline

Oportunidad: Student success, Hispanic achievement gaps and the future of Illinois

Caterpillar lays off 300 Illinois workers

IRS data reveal 2012 was Illinois’ worst year of taxpayer and wealth migration yet

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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Diana Graham

Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students