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Illinois home prices jump as inventory plunges
The state’s housing inventory is at just 31% of pre-pandemic levels, driving up prices. Restrictive zoning and the nation’s highest property taxes must be addressed. Buying a home in Illinois has become dramatically more expensive since…
A recession would quicky sink Illinois’ unemployment…
State unemployment insurance could withstand less than three months in an economic downturn.…
Illinois near the bottom for entrepreneurship and…
High taxes and burdensome regulation are major factors in the state’s low ranking. High…
Manufacturing layoffs drive Illinois job cuts in…
Virtually all of over 1,900 health care workers will get the opportunity to join a new…
Population loss, aging workforce threaten Illinois…
Sluggish growth, continued outmigration and demographic challenges are projected to continue,…
Pritzker doubles down on clean-energy expansion
The governor talks about more subsidies and more government involvement to promote his energy agenda, which includes supporting nuclear expansion. Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to go all in on his affordable-energy agenda, with a focus on…
Illinois’ population loss could make congressional…
The state is predicted to lose a U.S. House seat in the next redistricting cycle. …
Chicago business activity up for second straight month
The area saw expansion again after over two years of decline. Chicago business…
Pritzker proposes reducing burdensome housing…
The state needs to add 227,000 homes by 2030 to meet demand Gov. J.B. Pritzker made…
Housing shortage drives up Illinois prices 49%
The state’s home prices are up 49% since 2019, while available housing lags the rest of the…
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