"The state is on track to close the current fiscal 2022 with its strongest fund balance in over a decade," wrote Moody s Investors Service in its rating announcement.
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Dominic Watson is intimately familiar with the disparities that exist in Springfield and Sangamon County.
Growing up, he would travel from the north side of town to the east side to attend St. Patrick s Catholic School near the corner of MLK Drive and South Grand Avenue. Driving from the north side to the east side, or from the west side to the east side, you can see how things change,” said Watson, 37, who is president and chief executive officer of the Springfield Black Chamber of Commerce. “You transition. It s like a whole different world.
In Sangamon County, the median household income for a Black family is $27,003, while it is $66,648 for their white counterparts, according to five-year estimates from the 2019 American Community Survey, the most recent available. The survey shows that 39.2% of the county’s Black residents live in poverty while 10.3% of white residents live below the poverty line. Of the 13 Illinois counties with Black populations of 15,000 or mo
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The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub and UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership will host a free public COVID-19 webinar via Zoom titled “Getting Our Lives Back: The Opportunities That Lie Ahead” at noon Friday.
As the vaccine rollout continues, panelists will discuss what life post-pandemic could look like and opportunities that will impact how we live, work and interact with others. Panelists will discuss emerging innovations, business models and social paradigms that could make our lives more productive.
The webinar will also look at new government incentives to help businesses and the workforce successfully adapt to the new economy.
State tax collections are faring better than predicted early in the COVID-19 pandemic but uncertainties abound, says a University of Illinois task force fiscal report.