Illinois economy

Governor J.B. Pritzker has released a five-part plan to allow certain regions of the state to open up to more activity. The governor is calling it Restore…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could end up costing Illinois state government as much as $28 billion in revenue over the next few years. That’s just one...

The economy of Illinois ranks in the bottom third of the states in a recent survey, despite ranking in the top 10 in median annual household income.The…

The University of Illinois Flash Index fell by 0.1 point to 104.3 from March. However, any number above 100 indicates a growing economy.Economist Fred…

A railcar factory in Rochelle hit a major milestone Tuesday -- it completed its one-thousandth passenger rail car since opening in 2012. Nippon Sharyo…

More than 200,000 help wanted ads for Illinois jobs were posted online last month. 85 percent were for full time work. According to a news release from…