Illinois: Land of Laggards – Opinion – Crain’s

December 5, 2017

It been this way for decades. Where do we stand on three key measurements?

Illinois' economic growth lags the rest of U.S. Illinois' employment growth lags the rest of U.S. Illinois' tax base is shrinking.

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