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- Illinois Manufacturing Jobs Increased a Half Percent Over Past Year
EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following several years of declines, manufacturing employment in Illinois rose a half percent over the past twelve months according to the 100th anniversary ...
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Illinois' higher taxes lead to lower business climate ranking
Tax Foundation ranks Mo. 15th, Ill. 28th among 50 states on business climate
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Illinois sells bonds at lowest interest rate ever
Even with the lowest bond rating in the nation, the state of Illinois sold $525 million in tax-exempt capital construction bonds at the lowest interest rate it has received in more than three decades, according to Gov. Pat Quinn?s budget office.
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Employment rate for Illinois teens at lowest point in 42 years
Rochester High School senior Grant Winning spent nine months looking for a part-time job before being hired as a cashier at County Market, 2777 S. Sixth St., in August. His struggle to find work is mirrored by teens throughout Illinois. Northeastern University?s Center for Labor Market Studies reported last week that only 27.5 percent of teens in Illinois had jobs last year.
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Illinois quickly sells bonds despite lower rating
Despite hits to its credit rating, Illinois on Wednesday completed the sale of $800 million in bonds and received a lower interest rate than similar sales in recent years.The state sold $525 million in tax-exempt bonds at 3.9125 percent. It also sold $275 million in taxable bonds at 5.2992 percent.Proceeds will pay for public works around the state as part of the Illinois Jobs Now capital plan ...
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Illinois looks to compete with gas prices in neighboring states
Lawmakers propose adjusting sales tax on gas prices in Illinois to compete with lower prices in neighnoring states.
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Republicans slam Democrats on anniversary of Illinois tax hike
It?s been one year since Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed off on a 67 percent income tax rate increase and Republican legislative leaders didn?t let the milestone pass in silence, gathering Thursday to warn that the temporary hike will become permanent if the state doesn?t change its spending habits.
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Report: Illinois teen employment at lowest rate
Teen employment has continued to plummet in Illinois, according to new report from Northeastern University.The rate dived to 27.5 percent in 2011, the lowest teen employment rate in the 42 years for which data is available. It is down from just under 50 percent in 1999-2000 and from 36 percent in 2007.If teens had been able to maintain their 1999-2000 employment rates the past year, there would ...
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012 - Graduated withholding rate may aid UI grad assistants
URBANA ? A new graduated withholding rate could help several hundred University of Illinois graduate assistants who are taxed on their tuition waivers, the UI says. Meanwhile, new figures show the university paid more than $1.4 million in back taxes that it failed to charge the graduate assistants from 2003 through 2010. read more
illinois rate tax 08 Feb 2012
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