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Illinois’ top 50 state pensioners averaged $437,000 each last year
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (478+ words) 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 the state. The biggest pension...total, the top 50 pensioners have collected an average of $4.9 million each. That’s predicted…...
Chicago Youth Awards bring honor, pride to West Side community
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (356+ words) “It’s about celebrating youth across Chicagoland that are doing phenomenal things in the community,” Walker-West said. “We have categories celebrating kids for dancing, singing, being scholars, athletes, humanitarians. There’s award events for adults, but we don’t have anything for kids....
Here’s what Illinois workers need to make an hour to afford rent, report says
3+ week, 5+ day ago (558+ words) Illinois residents working full-time at the state’s average annual per capita income are more than $16,000...without spending more than 30% of their income. The average annual per capita income in Illinois is $46,406,...
Chicago's TIF Program Helped Downtown — But Not Poorer Neighborhoods, New Study Shows
2+ week, 3+ day ago (852+ words) The money can be used for the construction of parks, schools and infrastructure, as well as incentives for private commercial and residential development. As the theory goes, projects funded by TIF cause the value of the surrounding properties to rise,…...
Illinois fans stunned by ‘blinding’ $20.9 million college football record-breaker | Sporting News
1+ week, 2+ day ago (434+ words) primarily supported by Larry Gies’ $100 million donation to Illinois athletics, which also resulted in...
Illinois SNAP use falls to lowest in 13 years
1+ week, 6+ day ago (485+ words) New federal work requirements are driving the decline. Illinois food stamp enrollment fell in July to its lowest level in at least 13 years, a drop driven by new federal work requirements. About 1.5 million Illinois residents received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…...
Report: Illinois’ average annual income too low to afford housing
3+ week, 4+ day ago (192+ words) Illinois residents working full-time at the stateâs average annual per capita income are more than $16,000...Illinois residents working full-time at the stateâs average annual per capita income are more than $16,000...
Chicago homicides in 2026: 265 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
3+ week, 5+ day ago (210+ words) The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics. Homicide data from the Illinois State Police, which... The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense…...
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…...
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…...