Quote of the day, September 21
Quote of the day, September 21
Illinois’ lackluster 2015 jobs story
Illinois’ lackluster 2015 jobs story
Despite being the most populous state in the Midwest, Illinois has added just 13,400 payroll jobs in 2015 – fewer than any other neighboring state.
Leaving
Leaving
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Rockford Register Star: Running unopposed: Long before Election Day, some Illinois races were already decided Crain's Chicago Business: City Council passes Lightfoot's $16.4 billion 2023 budget Chicago Tribune: Editorial: Let Urban Prep, a premier educator of Chicago’s young Black men, stay free. The Center Square: Illinois gets poor marks in public school open enrollment study Daily Herald: 'Important step in the process': Arlington Heights board OKs predevelopment deal with Bears Chicago Sun-Times: New Illinois law gives cops choice not to jail people for small amounts of drugs — a follow-up to our ‘Costly toll of dead-end drug arrests’ investigation State Journal-Register: District 186 board of education approves contract ratified earlier by teachers unionRauner fires Illinois Lottery private manager
Rauner fires Illinois Lottery private manager
Increased sales were outweighed by richer payouts.
Evanston Public Library second in Illinois to win Sunshine Award
Evanston Public Library second in Illinois to win Sunshine Award
The Evanston Public Libray is a fantastic example of a local-government body going above and beyond to promote online transparency for residents.
Quote of the day, September 19
Quote of the day, September 19
Chicago: 7th most expensive city in the world
Chicago: 7th most expensive city in the world
Driven by a costly tax burden, Chicago’s high cost of goods and services lands the Windy City in the top 10 for the most expensive 71 cities across the world, according to a new survey by UBS.
August jobs report for Illinois: Manufacturing jobs drop by 2,200 in August, down 9,800 for 2015
August jobs report for Illinois: Manufacturing jobs drop by 2,200 in August, down 9,800 for 2015
Illinois lost 2,200 manufacturing jobs in August and is down nearly 10,000 on the year.
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Outnumbered
Chicago a step closer to lifting ban on food carts
Chicago a step closer to lifting ban on food carts
Today, the Chicago Committee on License and Consumer Protection voted in favor of an ordinance that would legalize food carts in the city. Now the ordinance moves to the full City Council, which will meet on Sept. 24 for a vote. Chicago is one of the only major U.S. cities that bans food carts; these...
Morton Salt to close Elston Avenue facility in Chicago
Morton Salt to close Elston Avenue facility in Chicago
Morton Salt will stop operations in October at its warehousing and packaging facility on Elston Avenue in Chicago.
Quote of the day, September 15
Quote of the day, September 15
Illinois pays millions in pension benefits to the dead
Illinois pays millions in pension benefits to the dead
More than 1,000 dead Illinoisans received pension payments from 2010 to 2014, according to government records.