Jobs + Growth
Illinois job openings drop by 100,000 since September with 302,000 unemployed
Illinois job openings are down by more than 100,000 since September. Illinois ended 2025 with nearly 302,000 people unemployed. Job openings are down by 100,000 since September 2025. Illinois lost a net 1,700 jobs in 2025 while the…
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…
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 nation
Illinois in the top ten for largest racial wealth gaps. Disparities in income, education and poverty drive the state’s racial wealth gap. The racial wealth gap in Illinois is the 8th–largest in the country, according to a new study by…
Illinois improves on one company’s list for people…
Fewer Illinoisans moved out in 2025, according to United Van Lines. Illinois was No. 2 for…
Chicago business activity growing for first time since…
Chicago employment situation improves after hitting lowest level since 2009 in December 2025.…
Illinois’ social mobility is worst in Midwest
Illinois placed 38th nationally for social mobility. Its rank was pulled down by economic…
Quincy exploring housing reforms to add supply
Quincy, Illinois, may reduce parking minimums, allow duplexes and update zoning rules to…
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