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

The failures of Springfield are many, the state and local crises are real, and the time for action is now.

Illinois’ manufacturing payrolls have declined in 21 of the last 30 months.

The local revolution that began in Kentucky can spread to Illinois.

Over the recession era, Indiana’s workforce grew by 53,000 people while Illinois’ workforce shrank by 200,000 people. If Illinois’ workforce size were benchmarked to Indiana’s over the recession era, Illinois’ unemployment rate would be 10.3 percent today.

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

Illinois municipalities that are tired of seeing their manufacturing base hollowed out can take action to end the exodus.