In Illinois, a cosmetologist must complete 350 days of educational training, but an EMT can be licensed after just 37.
The Brandt Group of Companies inked a deal through Illinois’ state tax credit program and will receive property tax abatements from multiple local governments.
With the ratification of the 21st Amendment, 1933 marked the end of Prohibition in the United States. But that hasn’t stopped the Land of Lincoln from serving a cocktail of prohibitive regulations on alcoholic beverages.
“I can’t get out. I keep paying the property taxes and the workman’s compensation. They’re out of control. I’m stuck. I can’t get out. “I have commercial real estate people calling me all the time and they’re like, ‘We’ve got this building in Illinois.’ And I say, ‘No, I’m trying to get to Indiana.’ And...
New data from the IRS show Illinois lost $720 million and 21,800 people on net to neighboring states from 2015-2016.
Regulations have burned the Windy City’s once-promising food truck sector. One mobile restaurateur hopes to change that.
The Land of Lincoln is experiencing heavy losses of people and income to other states, new IRS data reveal. Illinois lost more than 86,000 people and $4.75 billion in adjusted gross income to other states from 2015-2016.
Illinois has been ranked third-to-last for business friendliness in three straight surveys of CEOs.
Prohibition died in 1933, but alcohol-related cronyism is alive and well.
Illinois’ tepid jobs growth has come disproportionately in the Chicago area.
Two sides, one city.
Sitting astride the Fox River, the city of Geneva is home to a bustling downtown district in a state that’s notoriously tough on small businesses.
“My dad is from Puebla, Mexico, and my mom is from Michoacán. They decided to open a bakery when they arrived to Aurora, and they saw the opportunity here and started to work toward their goals. I’ve been working since I was little. This is a family owned business so we’re talking about four or...
A high cost of doing business and little reason to hope for reform can be enough for Illinois’ small businesses to look elsewhere for success.