Articles filed under Economy
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US hiring stayed strong in November as employers add 263,000Dec 02, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy - a sign of resilience in the face of the Fede...
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Bipartisan state plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt aimed at reducing employers' taxesNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an effort to save businesses nearly a billion dollars in unemployment taxes, lawmakers on Tuesday announced a bipartisan plan to use the state's budget ...
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UK push to restore finances means higher taxes, energy billsNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - LONDON - Millions of people across Britain face higher taxes and energy bills after the government on Thursday announced an emergency budget focused on restoring the cou...
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Local focus: How chambers of commerce are enticing shoppers to suburban downtownsNov 13, 2022 12:00 am - At local chambers of commerce around the suburbs, the quest has begun: To convince people to shop with their feet instead of their thumbs, in quaint storefronts instead ...
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Matt Paprocki: Amendment 1 promises dismal future for Illinois' businessesOct 30, 2022 1:00 am - A proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot would deliver on its election-season promise in a way no political candidate could - but not for the better. Ame...
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Economist dishes out dire economic forecast at Cornerstone economic breakfastOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - Audience members who had just finished their eggs and hash browns at Wednesday's 19th annual Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Company Economic Breakfast in Palatine mig...
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Adding life to the economy: Growing biosciences industry diversifies Illinois' business communityOct 16, 2022 1:00 am - Let's talk about jobs. And the life sciences industry. And Illinois' economy. And let's link those three, because the life sciences industry is going through a boom righ...
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Pritzker, Bailey head in opposite directions on budgets, business and taxesOct 09, 2022 6:00 am - While crime has dominated debate in the gubernatorial election, there's plenty to parse in the economic policies of Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey and Democratic Go...
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Krishnamoorthi, Dargis discuss causes, solutions for nation's skyrocketing inflationOct 05, 2022 5:20 am - With many struggling through nation's extraordinary inflation in 2022, Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg and Republican challenger Chris Dargis of...
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'Workers' Rights Amendment': What's in it and how Democrats and Republicans are sizing it upSep 20, 2022 5:00 am - Editor's note: An updated version of the story clarifies the use of "Workers Rights Amendment." As gubernatorial rival Darren Bailey campaigned downstate Monday, Go...