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Illinois’ top 50 state pensioners averaged $437,000 each last year
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (478+ words) 184 pensioners in Illinois’ five state-run systems received enough in 2025 to put them in the top 5% of U.S. income earners. Illinois’ top 50 public pensioners took in an average of $437,000 each last year. That’s roughly seven times the average annual salary in…...
Chicago Style Media Brings a Different Kind of AI Marketing Model to Chicagoland Businesses
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1199+ words) BARRINGTON, IL, USA – September 4, 2026 – Most businesses would never go two weeks without looking at their sales numbers, bank account or inventory. Yet Patrick McDonald says that is essentially how many companies’ digital marketing campaigns are managed. McDonald, founder of Barrington-based…...
Travelers Flocked to Illinois Last Year, Generating Over $88 Billion in Economic Impact
1+ week, 1+ day ago (323+ words) Illinois tourism reached new heights last year, breaking records in visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in economic impact Travelers Flocked to Illinois Last Year, Generating Over $88 Billion in Economic Impact Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records…...
Illinois Quick Hits: S&P Global joins Fitch by raising Illinois bond rating
1+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) (The Cente Square) – Illinois has earned its second credit rating upgrade in less than a week, as S&P Global Ratings raised the state’s general obligation bond rating on Tuesday to an A. Illinois still has the lowest credit rating…...
Jeff Rehberger and the Business of Betting Big on Illinois
1+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) Illinois legalized video gaming terminals in 2009. The market that followed was still taking shape, with many operators treating video gaming as one part of a broader business. Jeff Rehberger looked at that landscape and saw something else: a regulated, scalable…...
In 1972, Chicago began digging 110 miles of sewer tunnel up to 300 feet down; 50 years on, the Deep Tunnel has captured more than a trillion gallons of combined sewage
2+ week, 4+ day ago (359+ words) An aerial view of the Chicago Deep Tunnel. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Lake Michigan, North America. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons The McCook Reservoir of the Chicago Deep Tunnel. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Worker took a part time job after 6 months…...
How much do you need to make to ‘live comfortably’ in Illinois? See salary
2+ week, 4+ day ago (276+ words) Illinois’ median per capita income amounts to less than half of what a resident needs to make to “live comfortably” in 2026, according to one recent analysis. Financial company SmartAsset’s Aug. 13 report, “Here’s the Salary It Takes to Live Comfortably in…...
World Cup Gives Illinois Rare Wagering, Handle Boost in June
2+ week, 5+ day ago (447+ words) The Prairie State’s online and retail sportsbooks generated a 20% handle increase compared to the same month in 2025, while bets placed were up over 1 million. Illinois continued a trend felt across the largest sports betting jurisdictions in the U.S. during June…...
Solrite brings its $0-down solar and storage offering to Illinois retail electric customers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (360+ words) Solrite Energy has launched its residential virtual power plant power purchase agreement (VPA) in Illinois, making the program available to qualifying homeowners in the ComEd and Ameren service territories. Under the agreement, Solrite will provide homeowners with a home solar…...
The MolinaCares Accord Grants $100,000 to Illinois Public Health Association to Support Illinois’ Medicaid Population
3+ week, 2+ day ago (109+ words) CHICAGO, August 20, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MolinaCares Accord ("MolinaCares"), in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Illinois ("Molina"), announced a $100,000 grant to support the Illinois Public Health Association's ("IPHA") new community health worker ("CHW") pilot program that aims to reduce procedural Medicaid…...