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October 15, 2015

Chicago and Illinois Taxes

This downloadable spreadsheet provides current information on tax rates in Chicago and Illinois. Data includes corporate income tax, personal income tax, and sales tax. Chicago IL Taxes revised Oct 2015

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October 15, 2015

Mayor Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week 2015

Fifth annual ThinkChicago: Chicago Ideas Week will introduce 150 of the Midwest’s top technology and computer science students to the city’s fast-growing technology industry over 3 days, and bring them…

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October 10, 2015

Crain’s Chicago: Inside the private group that guides Chicago’s economic development policy

By Lynne Marek, Crain’s Chicago Business

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October 09, 2015

Entrepreneur: Chicago – The new B2B boomtown

By Hank Ostholthoff, Contributor, Entrepreneur, CEO Mabbly

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October 04, 2015

Chicago Sun-Times: Manufacturing Day gives CPS students hands-on experience

By Patrick Judge, Chicago Sun-Times

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October 03, 2015

Crain’s Chicago: ConAgra move shows how corporations can see Chicago through rose-colored glasses

By Brigid Sweeney, Crain’s Chicago Business

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September 30, 2015

Index Shows Midwest Economic Growth Slowed in August

This morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released August 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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September 30, 2015

Chicago Metro Unemployment Decreases to 5.6% in August 2015

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

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