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October 30, 2015

ChicagoInno: How to Ignite the Next Industrial Revolution in Chicago

By Thomas Day for ChicagoInno

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October 30, 2015

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Below Average in September

This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released September 2015 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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October 28, 2015

Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 4.9% in September 2015

This morning, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary September 2015 unemployment rates for all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The unemployment rate measures the percentage of the local…

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October 27, 2015

Case-Shiller Home Price Index

Today, Standard & Poor’s (S&P) released August 2015 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…

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October 26, 2015

Built in Chicago: Chicago CTOs to know: Meet dough, Inc.’s Linwood Ma

By Sam Dewey, Built in Chicago

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October 25, 2015

The DePaulia: Chicago, China celebrate 30 years of sisterhood

By Katie Tomosiunas, The DePaulia

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October 22, 2015

September Home Prices and Sales Up Over Last Year

This morning, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that residential sales in the city of Chicago increased by 5.2% since last year, with 2,358 sales in September 2015 compared to…

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October 22, 2015

Local Unemployment Trends September 2015

Today, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) released preliminary September 2015 unemployment rates for municipalities across the state based on the current population survey (or “household survey”). The following…

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