Illinois: Plenty of pumpkins, not enough people

10/24/2016

Illinois ranks as the top pumpkin producer in the country, which isn’t much of a consolation given the state’s poor performance in almost every economic category.

TAGS: agriculture, jobs, outmigration

The Illinoisans who vote for Madigan

By Austin Berg

10/07/2016

Just as Illinoisans elect state representatives, state representatives elect the speaker of the House every two years. To become the speaker, Madigan just needs a majority vote.

TAGS: ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Mike Madigan

Peoria hits record low for manufacturing jobs amid CAT layoffs

By Michael Lucci

09/30/2016

The Land of Lincoln’s unfriendly climate for manufacturers has weakened Illinois cities, discouraged investment and made the state uncompetitive in the region.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, workers compensation

Foreclosures in Chicago suburbs nearly double in past year

By Illinois News Network

09/13/2016

One in every 1,100 homes in Illinois is in bank-owned foreclosure.

TAGS: property taxes

Michigan surpasses 600,000 manufacturing jobs as Illinois manufacturing continues to decline

By Michael Lucci

08/23/2016

Manufacturers are struggling with unfavorable global conditions, and Illinois’ anti-growth policies are only hurting the state’s industrial sector more.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, unemployment, workers compensation

Unemployment rate drops as Illinois workforce shrinks by 33,600 during summer moving season

By Michael Lucci

08/19/2016

Manufacturing weakness driving Illinois unemployment up; dropout and out-migration driving unemployment down.

TAGS: BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics, IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, manufacturing, unemployment

23 of Illinois’ 29 largest cities are shrinking, Chicago sees 2nd-biggest population decline in U.S.

By Michael Lucci

05/19/2016

In the majority of Illinois’ large cities, the number of people moving to another part of the country is greater than the combined gains from more births than deaths and international immigration.

TAGS: Chicago, outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

5 facts show IMRF is just as unsustainable as every other Illinois pension fund

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

05/06/2016

The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s relative health compared with other government-worker pension funds is only due to its ability to force localities to fund it at the expense of other pension funds and vital local services.

TAGS: IMRF: Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, local government, municipal pensions, pensions

Caterpillar announces it will add 600 jobs to new Arizona facility

By Hilary Gowins

05/04/2016

Caterpillar’s plans to bring new jobs to Arizona demonstrate how Illinois politicians’ planned tax hikes and failure to make needed regulatory reforms harm the state’s manufacturing sector.

TAGS: jobs, manufacturing, workers compensation

Illinois property taxes highest in the US, double national average

By Austin Berg

04/28/2016

Illinois homeowners are struggling under the weight of the nation’s highest property-tax bills, according to a new analysis.

TAGS: property taxes

Peoria

Illinois: Plenty of pumpkins, not enough people

The Illinoisans who vote for Madigan

Peoria hits record low for manufacturing jobs amid CAT layoffs

Foreclosures in Chicago suburbs nearly double in past year

Michigan surpasses 600,000 manufacturing jobs as Illinois manufacturing continues to decline

Unemployment rate drops as Illinois workforce shrinks by 33,600 during summer moving season

23 of Illinois’ 29 largest cities are shrinking, Chicago sees 2nd-biggest population decline in U.S.

5 facts show IMRF is just as unsustainable as every other Illinois pension fund

Caterpillar announces it will add 600 jobs to new Arizona facility

Illinois property taxes highest in the US, double national average

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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