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Unemployment hits 13 percent in the Peoria area Peoria Journal Star
March 17, 2010
Steve Tarter
PEORIA - The unemployment rate in Peoria reached 13 percent in January, the highest it's been for that month since 1984, according to figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Securit.
Unemployment climbed across the state - rising in all 12 metro areas of Illinois. Springfield (10 percent), Champaign-Urbana (11 percent) and Bloomington-Normal (9.5 percent) all established January records for joblessness, said state jobs analyst Norman Kelewitz.
Chicago area unemployment rate jumped to 11.6 percent in January Chicago Sun-Times
March 16, 2010
Francine Knowles, Staff Reporter
The unemployment rate in the Chicago metropolitan area jumped to 11.6 percent in January from 10.6 percent a month earlier and 8.4 percent in January 2009, the Illinois Department of Employment Security reported today.
County officials urged to support video gaming Effingham Daily News
March 12, 2010
Bill Grimes
EFFINGHAM — Effingham County officials were encouraged Thursday to support legalized video gaming in unincorporated areas of the county.
Reasons to support video gambling Daily Herald
March 11, 2010
Scott D. Roscoe
When the Illinois unemployment rate is over 10 percent, it is important for our legislators to do everything they can to create jobs and get the hardworking men and women of Illinois back to work.
Why video gaming is good for Illinois Chicago Tribune
March 10, 2010
Melissa B. Hursey
Gaming machines have been legal here for years. What has been illegal are machines that pay out. The Video Gaming Act serves to turn these machines that are currently operating illegally all over the state into a source of revenue. The act also prescribes a stringent background check for people who maintain the machines and those who host them in their establishments.
Law aids gaming crackdown Chicago Sun-Times
March 5, 2010
Letter to the Editor; Walter Stowe
As the former associate special agent in charge of the Chicago field office of the FBI, I saw firsthand how organized crime intimidated and attempted to infiltrate legitimate businesses throughout the City of Chicago.
DAs say slots have not spiked crime in PA Gettysburg Times
Scott Andrew Pitzer, Times Staff Writer
Eight out of the nine Pennsylvania counties presently home to casinos report no increase in crime associated with those facilities. One county district attorney wasn’t able to report, citing a lack of statistical data.
Chamber of Commerce, unions get "Back to Work" Fox Valley Labor News
February 23, 2010
David Weese, Staff Writer
In a strange mix of bedfellows, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, along with numerous other business and labor organizations, have come together to form Back to Work Illinois (BWI).
Illinois needs video gambling Daily Herald
February 15, 2010
Letter to the Editor
Regardless of any legislation being proposed in the state legislature, local communities should not be prohibiting video gaming in their bars and restaurants.
Engineers give Illinois infrastructure low marks Rockford Register Star
February 11, 2010
By John Guidroz
SPRINGFIELD — A state engineering group believes the major capital construction plan approved by lawmakers last year is not enough to fully repair the state’s failing infrastructure.
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Gaming Act allows local municipalities to receive 1/6 of the tax revenue generated.
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