Illinois Chamber of Commerce says push to end incentives wrong approach
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce says the push to end business incentives to plug the state’s nearly $4 billion budget hole is the wrong approach during an economic crisis.
CEO Todd Maisch said the government should be helping businesses, not punishing them with higher taxes.
Statehouse Democrats are pushing to end what they call “loopholes” and “giveaways” for businesses instead of the governor’s proposed $711 million in cuts.
Pritzker says unemployment issues not unique to Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the problems Illinois’ unemployment agency is experiencing with backlogs and fraud is happening in other states.