Articles filed under Economy
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State senator proposes reduction in 23-year life span of TIF districtsFeb 19, 2020 4:30 am - Democratic state Sen. Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights is sponsoring a bill that seeks to reduce from 23 years to 10 the life span of a sometimes controversial but oft...
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Analysis: The rich can probably escape new laws on inherited IRAs. But the rest of us can't.Feb 16, 2020 5:18 am - If you've got tons of money in your Individual Retirement Accounts, you can probably buy your way around the new rules for inherited IRAs. But if you've got merely pound...
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Study: High child-care costs are a hurdle for first-time homebuyersFeb 15, 2020 5:15 am - The damping effect of student loan debt on homeownership has been much discussed. Student loan debt reached a record of $1.41 trillion in 2019, according to Experian cre...
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Illegal to pump your own gas? New bill would create gas station attendant jobsFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Remember the days before self-serve when a station attendant would pump gas for you? According to a report on WBBM Newsradio, state Rep. Camille Lilly, a Democrat from C...
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Workers are forming unions at nonprofits and think tanks. Their bosses aren't always happy.Feb 09, 2020 5:15 am - The idea to unionize took shape last summer. And it didn't happen at a big company, school or hospital, but a more unexpected place: a small nonprofit organization. Empl...
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Study: Community college students could be charged more for loansFeb 09, 2020 5:13 am - Two college students. Same credit profile. Same $10,000 loan. Same bank. The only difference is one attends a community college, while the other is enrolled at a four-ye...
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Interest rates, consumers will keep economy growing this year, expert saysFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - All signs point to a continuation of economic growth in the U.S. this year, although the margin for change is thinner than before, an economic expert told suburban busin...
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Recession jitters and your finances: How to insulate yourself from the next downturnFeb 02, 2020 5:22 am - Even just talk of a possible recession can trigger anxiety for anyone who associates it with the major economic downturn of a dozen years ago. But history doesn't always...
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Retirees' top money regretsFeb 02, 2020 5:18 am - In a previous column, I detailed retirees' biggest lifestyle regrets, such as not traveling more before their health gave out and not communicating clearly with a partne...
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Too many teenagers want to become lawyers or managersJan 26, 2020 5:18 am - Teenagers aren't being imaginative enough with their ambitions as they aspire to a short list of 20th-century occupations in their future careers, according to the OECD....