Illinois’ dismal business climate continues to inhibit jobs growth, especially in manufacturing, as the state put 25 people on food stamps for every factory job created during the recovery from the Great Recession.

In the other Great Lakes states, workers are more likely to be able to find a manufacturing opportunity than a government job.

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.

A new data release from the Internal Revenue Service can only be described as a complete embarrassment for the Prairie State.

If Illinois had simply broken even on domestic migration, there likely wouldn’t be much of a budget problem.

March jobs data offer a glimpse into what’s driving hoards of Illinoisans out of the state.

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