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First Lady Launches Illinois Family Connects

First Lady Diana Rauner is celebrating the launch of the Illinois Family Connects pilot program, a universal newborn support system.  It is a home visiting program administered by the Stephenson County Health Department and available to new babies and their families. “I have seen firsthand... Read More.

Job Losses Reported in More than Half of the Metro Areas in Illinois

 Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates   Metropolitan Area Mar. 2017 Mar. 2016 Over-the-Year Change Bloomington 4.3% 5.5% -1.2 Carbondale-Marion 5.0% 6.3% -1.3 Champaign-Urbana 4.5% 5.4% -0.9 Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights 4.2% 6.3% -2.1 Danville 6.4% 7.9% -1.5 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 4.8% 6.0% -1.2 Decatur 5.7% 7.1% -1.4 Elgin 5.4% 6.4% -1.0 Kankakee 5.9% 7.3% -1.4 Lake-Kenosha, IL-WI 5.0% 6.0% -1.0 Peoria 6.0% 7.1% -1.1 Rockford 8.3% 7.2% 1.1 Springfield 4.4% 5.5% -1.1 St. Louis (IL-Section) 4.7% 6.3% -1.6 Illinois Statewide 4.7% 6.4% -1.7 * Data subject to revision.   CHICAGO–Unemployment rates were down over-the-year in all but one of Illinois’s metro areas. Six of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs and eight reported declines,... Read More.
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Illinois unemployment rate drops to 4.9% in March

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate declined -0.5 percentage points to 4.9 percent in March and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -8,900 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data proved by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and... Read More.
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