For readers in Illinois, this page covers market developments, state economic policy, corporate earnings, interest rate impacts and personal money management. Coverage follows the financial shifts affecting the state economy.
Treasurer Michael Frerichs renewed the five-year investment at 6.17%, the highest rate in 25 years, alongside Polish bond purchases.
Live Poll
Should state governments invest public funds in bonds issued by foreign countries?
Andreessen Horowitz and DeFi Education Fund file amicus brief against the state's digital asset transaction tax.
The food equipment maker reported a $1.6 million third-quarter loss even as adjusted earnings and revenue beat Wall Street expectations.
Live Poll
Do you expect tariff refunds will lower prices for you personally?
Illinois Deputy Governor Andy Manar is pressing Democrats to pass tariff refunds for Americans after the Supreme Court ruled Trump's tariffs illegal.
Regular subjects here include regional economic indicators, banking trends, state fiscal developments and the local impact of federal monetary policy. It reaches from the capital to the rural counties. State tax policy and public pension obligations remain constant factors in the regional financial picture. The most recurring stories concern changes in consumer borrowing costs and the fluctuating health of major state industry sectors.
