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.
By Michael Lucci
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...
By Hilary Gowins
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.
By Amy Korte
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.
By Austin Berg
Government workers outnumber manufacturing workers in Illinois
Government workers outnumber manufacturing workers in Illinois
In the other Great Lakes states, workers are more likely to be able to find a manufacturing opportunity than a government job.
By Michael Lucci
What happens when Illinois taxpayers refused to be ignored
What happens when Illinois taxpayers refused to be ignored
All is not lost in the Land of Lincoln.
By Jim Long
Rauner signs law shining light on government golden parachutes
Rauner signs law shining light on government golden parachutes
The new law is designed to expose severance agreements like the one given to controversial College of DuPage President Robert Breuder.
By Austin Berg
Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections
Illinois Medicaid expansion enrollment at nearly double original projections
Illinois’ costs for the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion could be nearly $1.5 billion higher than originally expected as the state has added 633,671 able-bodied adults to the rolls.
By Jonathan Ingram
Why Chicago’s ‘Netflix tax’ is illegal
Why Chicago’s ‘Netflix tax’ is illegal
Chicago’s 9 percent “Netflix tax” is illegal, and the Liberty Justice Center has sued the city to stop collecting it.
By Jeffrey Schwab