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Lawmakers punt on housing supply as prices up 48% since 2019
The state’s home prices have jumped 48% while housing for sale has plummeted. Lawmakers did not pass a package of proposals to increase Illinois’ housing supply despite buying a home in the state having become significantly harder in the…
Illinois jobs growth ranks last among big states
Illinois has added a net of only 9,400 private-sector jobs since the governor took over.…
Illinois budget proposes $200,000 to redefine ‘low…
The proposed state budget would pay to develop a new definition in the face of federal…
Lawmakers pass bill creating apprenticeships for beauty…
Under the measure, aspiring barbers, cosmetologists and others would have a path to a license…
Chicago population up for third straight year, but…
Chicago grew for a third straight year, but the growth is slowing down compared to previous…
What Pritzker’s housing plan gets right and wrong
The state should follow others by passing reforms that would make building housing easier and cheaper. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to tackle housing affordability includes bills that would help and others unlikely to work well. The General…
Chicago business activity returns to contraction
The area resumed a long decline in April after three months of modest expansion. …
Under Pritzker, Illinois near the bottom in job growth
The state created only 54,000 jobs in seven years. Illinois has posted one of the…
Illinois housing shortage prices many out of…
Property taxes and restrictive zoning are driving the state’s housing crisis. New laws could…
Pritzker’s BUILD Plan is necessary for Illinois housing
Illinois should follow in the footsteps of other states by passing reforms that will make it…
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