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September 22, 2016

August 2016 Home Prices and Sales

The Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that year over year residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 2.6%, with 2,770 sales in August 2016 compared to 2,701…

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September 22, 2016

Chicago by the Numbers September 2016

World Business Chicago tracks indicators from month to month to gauge the strength of several aspects of Chicago’s economy, including employment in major sectors, residential and office real estate data,…

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September 15, 2016

Mayor Emanuel Announces Duracell Comes to Chicago

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that Duracell is establishing its executive offices at 181 West Madison St. in Chicago’s Loop business district. Duracell is the largest consumer battery manufacturer in…

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September 07, 2016

Midwest Job Openings and Hiring Activity – July 2016

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released July 2016 figures from its Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), which tracks job openings, hires, and separations (quits, layoffs and…

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August 31, 2016

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Below Average in July

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released July 2016 figures for its Midwest Economy Index (MEI). The MEI is a weighted average of 129 indicators designed to measure non-farm…

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August 31, 2016

Chicago Metro Unemployment Rate Decreases to 5.5% in July 2016

This morning, the U Web Site.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary July 2016 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of…

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August 30, 2016

Case-Shiller Home Price Index, June 2016

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released June 2016 values for its Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which tracks the prices of existing single-family homes in 20 U.S. metro areas. The index in…

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August 25, 2016

Local Employment Trends July 2016

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary July 2016 data on unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”).…

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