Whether a new bill would actually strengthen privacy protections, or merely encourage lawsuits, burden businesses and suppress innovation are open questions.
News outlets have reported that Foxconn will announce plans to build a production plant in Wisconsin that could employ up to 13,000 workers.
Lake Bluff homeowners home sharing with Airbnb were forced to cease and desist by the village zoning board.
Illinois’ June jobs data show 4,300 more Illinoisans are unemployed and the state’s labor force is down 20,400 people.
A proposal to allow food trucks at O’Hare Airport imposes extra expenses on operators and does not grant them the right to operate at Midway Airport.
Amazon announced plans to open another Illinois shipping facility in Crest Hill, Ill., which is expected to create up to 800 jobs.
The U.S. unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, but unemployment varies widely among the nation’s 388 metro areas.
Effective July 20, 2017, residents wishing to host visitors in their homes between one and thirty days must apply and pay $50 for a license. The city must inspect the property and deem it up to standards.
Illinois loses more millennial taxpayers and dependents to other states than any state except New York.
Illinois’ 32 percent income tax hike will steal nearly an entire year’s worth of income growth from Illinoisans.
“I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. There’s just not a lot of jobs you can go to. “But we’ve grown a sustainable business. “If we close shop, the people in this community won’t have a place to go. Really the only jobs available are part-time for minimum wage … “People...
The Land of Lincoln is one of only six states to impose harsh restrictions on the sale and possession of fireworks.
Municipal leaders have expressed concerns about the anti-competitive, job-killing effects of Cook County’s minimum wage increases and new sick leave law and are using home rule authority to exempt their communities from the requirements.
Cook County has lost nearly 50,000 black residents since the 2010 census, and the rate is accelerating.