Illinois slashed its revenue forecast for the coming fiscal year by about $500 million, citing questions around the economic outlook and policies of President Donald Trump that could reduce ...

The ALEC-Laffer competitiveness index released Tuesday ranks Illinois 46th out of 50 in economic outlook for 2025 and 47th out of 50 in economic performance over the past 10 years. Report author ...

Illinois’ unemployment rate is 4.8%, one of the highest in the country, and is in the top-10 for states with the biggest ...

The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate ...

But Moody's didn't sugarcoat its outlook. It described Illinois' financial position as weak compared to other states, despite recent improvements. Underlying challenges, including fixed-cost ...

The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...

Fitch said the negative outlook is “driven by a lack of substantial progress procuring permanent, high-impact solutions” to a ...

Pritzker poured millions of dollars of his personal fortune into the race, touting his record on improving Illinois’ economic outlook while balancing the state’s budget and paying off its ...

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. The financial outlook for the City of ...

Although Illinois ranks among the lowly in economic competitiveness, other states in the Midwest are faring quite well. Indiana ranks third in the nation for economic outlook.