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(The Center Square) – The final day of the Illinois Legislature’s session is expected to be packed with major issues from how tax dollars will be appropriated for the coming year, to changes to election law, possible changes to gamblin...

Illinois is a year past its lowest point in terms of job losses and it’s recovering slower than all but a handful of states.  A new analysis of federal j

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com May 25, 2021 | 2:42 PM (The Center Square) – Illinois is a year past its lowest point in terms of job losses and it is recovering slower than all but a handful of states. A new analysis of federal jobs data by the Illinois Policy Institute shows Illinois has added 408,400 jobs (+7.7%) since April 2020, or 7.7% of the jobs lost since then. The only states adding a lower percentage of jobs were Nebraska (+7.5%), Louisiana (+7.5%), Iowa (+7.4%), Oklahoma (+5.9...

WBGZ Radio 5/22/2021 | By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network As the Illinois economy slowly picks up steam, businesses are struggling to find workers. The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index rose to 99.8 in April, an increase of 1.6 points from March, but a record 44% of owners reported job openings they could not fill. NFIB state director Mark Grant said several factors may contributing to the worker shortage, including child care responsibilities, an...

(The Center Square) – As the Illinois economy slowly picks up steam, businesses are struggling to find workers. The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index rose to 99.8 in April, an inc...

Stocks started the week down as pressure on tech continued. Here’s what investors are saying about the markets.

East Dunbartonshire museums and galleries to reopen MUSEUMS and art galleries are set to reopen as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease. Venues such as Milngavie’s Lillie Art Gallery will open again to visitors on Tuesday, May 18 and The Auld Kirk Museum will open again to visitors on Tuesday June 8, revealed East Dunbartonshire Council. The Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch Visitors are asked to follow the coronavirus guidelines for visiting the venues including wearing a mask, usin...

Short-Term ‘Help’ Is Doing Long-Term Harm to the Economy, Killing Small Businesses Commentary The mounting evidence can no longer be ignored. Unsubstantiated and politically motivated COVID-19 lockdown policies and imprudent relief measures are causing serious, lasting damage to the foundations of American economic prosperity. Having brought the economy to its knees through unwarranted and undependable lockdown measures that forced millions of Americans out of work and businesses across the...

Economically sensitive market segments are taking the lead on the first trading day of May.

Wall Streets main indexes rose on Monday after a week of largely upbeat earnings strengthened expectations of sustained profit growth for companies, while some high-flying growth stocks lagged a broader rally. With more than half of S&P 500 companies having already reported results so far, profits are seen rising 46% in the first quarter, compared with forecasts of 24% growth at the start of April, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Nine of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors climbed in early t...