Articles filed under Economy
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What's in Democrats' big economic bill? Climate, health care, savingsAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON - Not as robust as the proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America's public infrastructure ...
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Reality check: Illinois didn't get this big on accidentAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: The Daily Herald asked Dan Seals of Intersect Illinois and Matt Paprocki of Illinois Policy Institute to offer their point of view of recent decisions by ...
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Senate Democrats approve Biden economic package with climate, drug price, corporate tax measuresAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, legislation that is less ambitious th...
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Caterpillar's problems not limited to big businesses in IllinoisAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - Caterpillar, Boeing and Citadel - plus, the Glenview-based Highland Ventures, parent company of the former Family Video chain - all announced recently they plan to join ...
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Suburban construction companies are getting creative to beat supply-chain woesJul 24, 2022 1:00 am - Beating the supply-chain crisis has forced local construction companies to get creative. For Barry Sullivan, vice president of construction for Westmont-based Ryan Compa...
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Rosemont hikes pay for off-duty cops to work security at entertainment venuesJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - Rosemont is hiking the pay for private security at its entertainment venues, in an attempt to entice more off-duty cops to staff the large-scale events there. Officials ...
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Less idling, more hybrids: How suburban governments are adapting to skyrocketing gas pricesJun 24, 2022 5:30 am - Suburban municipalities are weathering the extraordinary rise in fuel prices in a variety of ways that include anticipation, adjustment, strategic bulk purchasing and so...
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Daily Herald opinion: We need an investigation into $2 billion lost to fraudJun 22, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board The state auditor general reported last week that about $1.9 billion in pandemic-related ...
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GOP candidates for 14th Congressional seat say spending cuts, oil drilling could ease inflationJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Increasing domestic oil production and eliminating cabinet-level federal agencies are among the inflation-busting ideas put forth by Republicans running for Illinois' 14...
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Understanding the business tax hikes of the past four yearsJun 12, 2022 1:00 am - There are many reasons why businesses thrive in Illinois: we have a large, diverse, productive and educated labor force; the cost of living is often cheaper than states ...