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CHICAGO - Illinois now has the dubious honor of having the highest taxes in the United States.

Outside midtown's Harvest cannabis dispensary, Sammy Magro said she had no problem standing in line to get legal THC cartridges instead of purchasing them off the black market as she had done for years. It was a sunny day in the low 70s and the line was moving quickly, so Magro didn't mind the wait, she said. "I'm excited about this. It's my first time buying legally," Magro said. "I'm looking for cartridges today because it's better than getting them off the street because they're pure." Bryce Hill said he has bought recreational marijuana in other legal states an...

One year of COVID-19: Women, working mothers, Black workers hit hardest by economic downfall  Illinois’ 2020 job losses worse than 67% of Midwestern states CHICAGO (Feb. 2, 2021) — In just over a year since the COVID-19 virus first arrived in Illinois, new analysis shows Illinois workers were hurt worse by the economic downfall than the average U.S. worker. CHICAGO (Feb. 2, 2021) — In just over a year since the COVID-19 virus first arrived in Illinois, new analysis shows Illinois workers were hurt worse by the economic downfall than the average U.S. worker. Analysis from the Illinois P...

2020 marked the worst year for jobs loss in Illinois on record Illinois residents hope the economy will begin to rebound. Posted: Jan 29, 2021 10:21 AM Posted By: Staff Reports Illinoisans lost more than 420,000 jobs and a senior analyst at the Illinois Policy Institute says the pandemic and national shutdown were the main reasons for Illinois’ record losses. He says Governor J.B. Pritzker enforced some of the most severe lockdowns in the Midwest. That made it more difficult for the economy to thrive. Illinois residents hope the economy will begin to rebound. "There is light at the end of...

Down 423,300 jobs, 2020 marks worst year for jobs in Illinois history  Monthly jobs tracker: Illinois lost nearly 200,000 hospitality jobs in 2020  CHICAGO (Jan. 25, 2021) – Illinois saw its worst year for jobs on record, according to analysis from the Illinois Policy Institute. Recent data shows Illinois lost 423,300 jobs in total from December 2019 to December 2020, or about a 6.9% decrease. Leisure and hospitality sector jobs were hurt the most during the year, down 198,100 jobs, or 31.7%. That job sector experienced nearly half of all job losses in the state during 2020. Every sector...