business climate

Illinois is banking more than $600 million in debt through a little known program that helps state vendors get paid faster. Most of that is health…

Because of the lack of a budget, social services providers have not been getting paid for some of their work, even though they have contracts with state…

High school seniors who plan to go on to college should be finalizing their dorm and roommate choices about now. But this year, those decisions aren’t…

Cities in Illinois and across the country have laws regulating panhandling. But courts are tossing them out, and Springfield’s ordinance could be next.…

Illinois' unemployment rate continues to drop. That would seem to be good news, but the governor sees a dark cloud in that silver lining.For the past 16…

The two men dueling to be Illinois' next governor tried Thursday to win over business leaders with their plans for the state's finances. They both made…

There are more than 200,000 limited liability corporations operating in Illinois. The governor has a proposal he says will add more. But business groups…