Articles filed under Economy
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Bipartisan state plan to pay down remaining unemployment debt aimed at reducing employers' taxes
Nov 29, 2022 9:17 PM - 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 surplus to pay down the remaining $1.4 billion in unemployment debt taken on during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
UK push to restore finances means higher taxes, energy bills
Nov 17, 2022 11:15 AM - Millions of British people face higher taxes and steeper energy bills after the government announced an emergency budget on Thursday aimed at restoring the country's economic credibility and shoring up its battered public finances.
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Local focus: How chambers of commerce are enticing shoppers to suburban downtowns
Nov 13, 2022 8:53 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 of in big boxes.
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Matt Paprocki: Amendment 1 promises dismal future for Illinois' businesses
Oct 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.
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Economist dishes out dire economic forecast at Cornerstone economic breakfast
Oct 20, 2022 10:53 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 might have been tempted to reach for an antacid following economist Robert Genetski's predictions of what lies ahead for the economy. -
Adding life to the economy: Growing biosciences industry diversifies Illinois' business community
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Pritzker, Bailey head in opposite directions on budgets, business and taxes
Oct 9, 2022 6:00 AM - With one month before the Nov. 8 election, where do GOP Sen. Darren Bailey and Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker stand on business issues? -
Krishnamoorthi, Dargis discuss causes, solutions for nation's skyrocketing inflation
Oct 5, 2022 5:20 AM - Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg and Republican challenger Chris Dargis of Palatine recently shared their thoughts on the causes of inflation and most attainable solutions. -
Proposed constitutional amendment would continue Illinois' destructive legacy
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'Workers' Rights Amendment': What's in it and how Democrats and Republicans are sizing it up
Sep 20, 2022 6:14 PM - At a campaign stop flanked by union members, Gov. J.B. Pritzker touted the "Workers Rights Amendment," which is on the Nov. 8 ballot as a referendum. Here's more about the amendment that if passed would enshrine collective bargaining into law.
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