Economic Development

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (220+ words) Across the Chicago metropolitan area, taxpayers are seeing property tax increases, despite city and county officials not voting to increase base taxes on properties in three decades. These increases are directly caused by tax increment financing districts, according to the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (386+ words) (The Center Square) – A Chicago alderwoman says she will not give up the fight for workplace heat protection mandates on employers, despite opposition from Illinois manufacturers who say the measure would make it more difficult to do business in the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1139+ words) Megan Arnold of Marshall, Illinois, summed up her reaction to high gas prices pretty succinctly while filling up in town at the Casey's Thursday. "It's absolutely ridiculous," she said, as she paid $4.79 per gallon for regular unleaded. On average, prices…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (896+ words) Illinois Times, the capital city's source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture If all ‘projections’ go according to plan, Sangamon County could have the most well-staffed hyperscale data center in the state. The CyrusOne data center slated for Talkington Township…...

4+ week, 1+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (357+ words) A new study found that Illinois households served by Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois have lost more than $2.3 billion since 2015 by switching to "alternative" electricity suppliers instead of sticking with utility default rates, according to My Stateline. The Citizens Utility…...