August employment numbers for Illinois conveyed a mixed analysis of the job market in the state; while unemployment shrank from 5.8 to 5.5 percent in July, the sole cause of the decline was a workforce that shrank by 22,000 people.
Promising property tax freezes for the umpteenth time — 17, to be precise — Democratic lawmakers statewide plan on plastering the population with paper, and Michelle Smith, Senate Republican candidate from Dist. 49-Plainfield, isn’t buying it.
The financial crisis in Illinois found temporary solace in a stopgap measure passed at the beginning of July, and while many are relieved that vital services such as education are being funded, others are weary of the battle of the wills happening at the capital.
2.97 percent of people in Roselle were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
4.55 percent of people in Westmont were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
Negotiations between the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Illinois’ Gov. Bruce Rauner and his administration have resulted in a standstill in which neither side has agreed on a resolution, a situation that worries Mike Strick.
2.08 percent of people in Elmhurst were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
2.25 percent of people in Darien were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
8.41 percent of people in West Chicago were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
5.58 percent of people in Hinsdale were receiving food stamps as of April 31, 2016, according to an analysis of the federal program by DuPage Policy Journal.
Millions of dollars in taxpayer money are being spent in Illinois to support students and the community colleges in Illinois, but most of the students never graduate.