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Illinois’ population loss could make congressional gerrymandering harder in 2030
The state is predicted to lose a U.S. House seat in the next redistricting cycle. Illinois Democrats might find it harder to maintain their partisan advantage in U.S. House elections in 2030 redistricting. The state’s districts are…
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…
Illinois job openings drop by 100,000 since September…
Illinois job openings are down by more than 100,000 since September. Illinois ended…
Amazon Fresh cuts 1,545 Illinois jobs in January
Amazon laid off 1,545 Illinois employees. That was most of 2,000 total layoffs across the state in January. Illinois started 2026 with over 2,000 mass layoffs in January, driven by Amazon closing over a dozen Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go…
Illinois at risk of losing $700M in SNAP funding from…
Illinois must cut its error rate nearly in half to avoid penalties. Illinois’ high…
Don’t be fooled by Pritzker’s boasts of population…
Roughly half of Illinois residents say they would leave the state if they could. That warning…
Illinois on track to lose another congressional seat
Illinois is on pace to lose a seat in Congress based on new census data. International…
Illinois has 8th–largest racial wealth gap in the…
Illinois in the top ten for largest racial wealth gaps. Disparities in income, education and…
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