Jobs + Growth
Over 292K Illinoisans remain jobless despite 318K jobs
Despite 318,000 job openings, Illinois’ unemployment remained above national average in the latest economic measures. Illinois’ workforce struggles continued in August 2025, with 292,495 residents looking for work even though there were…
Small businesses create virtually all new Illinois jobs
Small Business Saturday gives Illinoisans another reason to be thankful: these businesses…
Small businesses create all Cook County jobs since 2020
Chicagoans have even more to be thankful for on Small Business Saturday: small businesses…
Illinois can’t afford to miss out on 10,000 extra homes
Families rely on single-family homes. Illinois must relax zoning laws and lower minimum lot…
Small lots lower Illinois housing prices, even for big…
A Lombard housing project shows how smaller lots can lower costs, boost development and help…
Chicago business activity drops for 23rd straight month
A barometer of business health shows Chicago is close to marking two years of decline. The city’s employment rate lags the nation. Business activity in the Chicago area declined again in October 2025, extending the decline to 23…
Riverwalk eatery gone thanks to murky Chicago rules
Restaurants and bars bid to be along Chicago’s Riverwalk, so why a proven business with a…
Housing gets boost by easing parking lot mandates near…
The Illinois General Assembly just eliminated parking minimums for developments near transit…
Baker & Taylor library supplier closing, laying…
A major library supplier formerly employing 1,500 will cease operations at the end of the…
How many people in your county can’t access SNAP after…
If the federal government shutdown continues, millions of Illinoisans could lose access to…
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