last year, then-president donald trump was visiting. what are you seeing on the ground this year? reporter: it s boom town, and americans are just ready to get out. mark will show you the main street. we couldn t find parking this morning and that s not unusual. the hotels are booked, the restaurants are booked. it is absolutely cram packed. one of the issues that businesses are having is a labor shortage. it s hard to time workers seasonally right now. some businesses paying $15, $17 an hour, offering incentives. sometimes that s not enough. some of these restaurants will close early. for an idea of just how important tourism is to this town, we spoke to people about it. take a listen. tourism is our fuel. that s everyone s livelihood. 80% of the businesses are seasonal businesses, so it s so important. are people happy to be back out? yeah, absolutely. what are you hearing from
is something odd is going on with america s labour market. 22 millionjobs have been lost since the start of the pandemic, and as we wait for friday s jobs pandemic, and as we wait for friday sjobs report, the economy is still short about 8 millionjobs from pre pandemic million jobs from pre pandemic levels. millionjobs from pre pandemic levels. yet businesses complained they cannot find staff. some restaurants have started offering incentives and higher wages because of the shortage. so why this mismatch? well, some blame unemployment payments and extra federal benefits. likely republican senator from missouri. benefits. likely republican senatorfrom missouri. abs, benefits. likely republican senator from missouri. a lot of eole senator from missouri. a lot of people given senator from missouri. a lot of people given the senator from missouri. a lot of people given the choice - senator from missouri. a lot of people given the choice of - people given the choice of working to get p
aisle aren t so excited. in fact one state representative has decided to draft legislation to try to stop the lottery because she believes that this is not the way to spend funds. all right. thank you, mmorgan. and so let s go to the doctor and what do you make of state leaders like governor governor could that money be used in better information campaigns or to try to get more access to more people in the state of ohio? thank you so much for that question. actually i applaud the creativity of state leaders in offering incentives.
Illinois Rental Payment Program Offers Up to $25K for Tenants Struggling to Pay Rent
The Illinois Rental Payment Program opens Monday, with thousands of dollars available to Illinois residents who are struggling to pay rent due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Applications for the ILRPP will be accepted beginning Monday. Tenants and landlords could be eligible for up to 15 months of assistance in grant form to cover the past due rent from the last 12 months as well as future rental assistance for the next three months if necessary, the state says. The maximum grant amount is $25,000, provided by federal funding.
In order to be eligible, applicants must be behind on their rent for at least 30 days and renting the home as their primary residence and have experienced a financial hardship as a result of the pandemic.