The communities in the Quad Cities are nearly identical, but Illinoisans are fleeing to Iowa’s side from the Land of Lincoln’s side, showing just how severe Illinois’ out-migration crisis is.

The company plans on moving its white-collar workforce to Naperville, while keeping its manufacturing plant in Michigan.

Half of Midwest out-migration losses are coming from Illinois, making it the only shrinking state in the region.

More than half of the month’s jobs losses occurred in the manufacturing sector.

Policy reforms in Indiana have led to significant jobs growth, but lawmakers in the Land of Lincoln haven’t taken note.

August IDES report shows 22,000 people dropped out of the workforce, and 4,400 manufacturing jobs were lost.

Enjoy Life Foods relocates manufacturing and distribution facility from Chicago suburbs to Indiana.

More than 1 in 5 Illinois households rely on food stamps to make ends meet.

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

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