Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Seven months after Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus package in the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, local governments in Illinois are still…

The Illinois General Assembly doesn't typically meet during the summer. But legislators are back for another one-day session today.A week ago, the…

While other agencies are bracing for budget cuts, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum could get everything it's asking for in next year's…

A House committee has approved a measure that wouldprivatize the state's economic development agency and turn the Abraham LincolnLibrary and Museum into a…

The Illinois Senate this week may vote on a plan to create a "one stop shop" for people wanting to set up businesses in IllinoisThe measure would require…

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he choose to award business tax credits to uphold Illinois' trustworthiness with companies, but the Republican's critics are…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed the wife of atop aide to a $121,000 post at the Department of Commerce and EconomicOpportunity. Rauner's office…

Illinois' economy was slow to feel the effects of the Great Recession, and has been slow to recover from it. The state's Department of Commerce and…

One of Illinois' main tools for attracting and retaining companies in the state would get a revamp under a plan unveiled yesterday by the Speaker of the…

Gov. Pat Quinn may be a fan of Squeezy the python, a cartoon character created to educate the public about the state’s growing pension liability, but his…