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Illinois’s Economic Policies Are Destroying Opportunity. ... Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. Follow Author. Feb 21, 2025, 08:48am EST. Share. Save.

Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order 2025-03, directing state agencies to evaluate the scale and impact of how Trump’s ...

Illinois has a shortage of about 142,000 housing units and must build 227,000 in the next five years to keep pace with demand, a number that would require recent annual production rates to double ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive ... The departments of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Employment Security will evaluate challenges reported by businesses, employment trends ...

Illinois is not without challenges. ... Illinois’ economic engine, guided by a five-year plan and powered by “Team Illinois,” is moving forward with intention, ...

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Overall, the study ranked Illinois 40th for its state economy but dead last in the economic health category. “Fifty-one out of 50 states and Washington, D.C.,” said Lugo.

All of which brings us back to our state’s well-documented budgetary challenges. ... • Frank Manzo IV is an economist at the nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute. 0 Article Comments.

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Overall, the study ranked Illinois 40th for its state economy but dead last in the economic health category. “Fifty-one out of 50 states and Washington, D.C. ,” said Lugo.