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The state's economic recovery from COVID-19 continues.
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Illinois’ Department of Employment Security has received more than 1.3 million fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits since the start of the COVID-19…
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Governor J.B. Pritzker's "Restore Illinois" plan to slowly re-open the state's economy is facing resistance from several quarters. Meanwhile, the Illinois…
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Illinois’ economic outlook is improving by one measure. According to two reports on the state's labor force, Illinois added nearly three thousand jobs in…
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Experts blame the long-standing problem on discrimination, especially the "inadequate, inequitable'' education funding system.Illinois' African-American…
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Who has been hurt the most by shifts in the Illinois economy?Chad Broughton, then a sociologist at Knox College, watched closely when Galesburg’s major…
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Illinois had one of the stronger showings in the nation in new jobs last month and it led the way nationally with a a 2.5% drop in unemployment from…