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The Center Square

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Illinois trails neighbors in tax competitiveness

(The Center Square) – The Tax Foundation’s annual State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Illinois 38th out of 50 states. Tax Foundation Vice President of State Tax Policy Katherine Loughead said Illinois moved up one spot from 39th last year after descending or holding steady each previous year since 2020. “That is better than Illinois ranks on a lot of lists, and one of the big things that does help Illinois on this index is the fact that Illinois does have a flat individual income tax structure,” Loughead told The Center Square. The index evaluates how states structure their tax systems. Illinois was 11th for the individual income tax component, helped by a flat rate of 4.95%. “But on all the other metrics, corporate taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and unemployment insurance taxes, Illinois ranks in the bottom ten,” Loughead said. Neighboring states fared better, led by Missouri at 9th and Indiana at 14th. “A lot of states surrounding Illinois, like Missouri and Indiana and others, have really done a lot of work to reduce their income tax rates over time,” Loughead said. The index ranked Iowa 18th, Wisconsin 20th and Kentucky 26th. Wyoming finished first overall and New York finished

Illinois · 1d

The Center Square

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Analyst: Millionaires tax could hurt state competitiveness amid renewed push

(The Center Square) – As a push for a statewide millionaire tax is being renewed in Chicago ahead of state lawmakers’ fall veto session, one policy analyst says the proposal could impact more than just the state’s wealthiest residents. Earlier this month, more than 80% of voters...

Chicago, IL · 1d

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Ironworkers in high demand as wind energy booms

In an iconic photo from the 1930s, ironworkers eat lunch, perched on the steel beam of a skyscraper. The photo documents the critical role these tradesmen played in building city skylines. And now, ironworkers are also essential for building another kind of tall tower – wind turbines. Noah Mihaly,...

Illinois · 1d

wabarnews.org

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Treasurer’s Report > Introducing Your 2026-2027 Finance Team

A dollar matters to me; it always has and always will. My father once told me: “When parents fight about the color of the carpet, that really means the bank account is empty!” Treasury matters, even more so at the WSBA since it manages license fees. After a career in Europe as a mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineer, I decided to pivot to the legal profession. The University of Illinois opened its doors to me as their first foreign J.D. student whose native language was not English. Money was very tight as I bet my house on this new career.

Washington · 1d

grainjournal.com

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NCERC Researcher Explores New Uses for Illinois Corn

Brooke Wagner once thought of corn primarily as a food crop. Now, as a senior research fellow at the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), she is helping develop new uses for corn that could create long-term value for Illinois farmers. Located on the campus of Southern Illinois University...

Illinois · 1d

FOX 2

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Clayton high-rise now in ninth day of blackout

Clayton, MO · 1d

FOX 2

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Two more St. Louis-area businesses close doors as owners face rising costs

Two more St. Louis-area businesses are saying goodbye, leaving longtime customers with memories while raising questions about the challenges facing locally-owned businesses.

St. Louis, MO · 1d

LightWave Reports

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Jim, 66, Retired as a Chemical Company Executive. Then He Went Back to School and Became a Nurse: "Grateful for the Chance to Do What I'm Doing"

Jim Segbers spent decades as a chemical engineer and retired as an executive vice president. Most people would call that a finished career. He called it a starting point. In April 2025, at 66, Segbers was the oldest of 50 students in the graduating class at Goldfarb School of Nursing in St. Louis, according to First Alert 4 reporter Russell Kinsaul of KMOV. “I feel like I’ve got a little bit left to give,” he told the station. The station reported that Segbers retired from Chemline Inc. in north St. Louis County. He is a father and grandfather, and he and his wife, Mimi, were foster parents to nine children and adopted three of them. As retirement got close, he sat down and asked himself what came next. “What’s on the other side of retirement? I grabbed a pad of paper and I said, ‘Jim what makes you happy?’” he told KMOV. His answer, the station reported, was working toward a goal, solving problems and being meaningfully helpful to others. So instead of filling his days with golf, grandkids and travel, he enrolled in nursing school. He stood out on day one, being as much as 40 years older than

St. Louis, MO · 2d

The Telegraph

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Jersey County property transfers: See who bought and sold homes Nov. 2-6

Home sales in Jersey County include a house in rural Jerseyville that sold for $330,000

Jersey County, IL · 3d

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Ameren plans three more Missouri battery plants

Utility company Ameren has received the green light to add a new-to-Missouri type of infrastructure to the electric grid: batteries. The utility is expanding energy storage in the state. It is currently building its first battery facility in Missouri and recently received approval from state regulators for three more. Last...

Missouri · 3d

hempbuildmag.com

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St. Louis Processor Tiger Fiber Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Tiger Fiber Inc., a St. Louis-based processor of industrial hemp for building materials, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Oct. 30 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois in East St. Louis, company officials confirmed. "Tiger Fiber filed for Chapter 11 to restructure its finances while...

St. Louis, MO · 2d

stlmag.com

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Your favorite Procter & Gamble household supplies were probably made in St. Louis

If your daily routine has you loading the dishwasher, there’s a good chance your detergent was made right here in St. Louis, at Procter & Gamble’s 17-acre manufacturing campus in the Near North Riverfront neighborhood. The St. Louis site of the Cincinnati-based consumer product giant is the sole...

St. Louis, MO · 5d

propmodo.com

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Year-Round Lagoon Resorts Enter Mixed-Use Development Playbook

St. Charles, Missouri has given preliminary approval to sell 19.5 acres of city-owned riverfront land for $4.15 million to Lux Haven Group LLC, a local developer proposing an enclosed lagoon beach resort and condominium complex. Beach Club at Riverpointe would feature a three-quarter-acre indoor lagoon under a climate-controlled dome, 150 to 315 condos, and 35,000 to 50,000 square feet of commercial space in its first phase. The project would be the first year-round indoor lagoon resort in Missouri. Final approval could come as soon as November 17.

St Charles, MO · 1d

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6 Home Remodeling Contractors St. Louis Homeowners Can Trust in 2027

Picking a contractor for a remodel usually comes down to scope. Some companies focus on one area of the home, others handle both interior and exterior work, and a few are set up to manage design and construction together from the start. Knowing which lane a company works in before you call can save you from wasting time on estimates that do not fit the project.

St. Louis, MO · 4d

mycnr.com

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KCI Extracts 59,000 Filter Blocks from Sealed Domes at Bissell Point

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Hay bale conveyors are built to move bales of hay, not sewage filter media. KCI Construction adapted them anyway, pulling nearly 59,000 worn filter media blocks out of two aging trickling filters without craning off the structures’ 135-foot roofs, all while keeping the plant fully operational throughout construction.

St. Louis, MO · 4d

KSHB 41 Action News

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Delta flight from Kansas City to Atlanta diverted to St. Louis Monday

A Delta flight from Kansas City International Airport to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport diverted to St. Louis Monday night due to a mechanical issue.

St. Louis, MO · 4d

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Chesterfield Ranks No. 5 Among Best Small Cities in America

Chesterfield, Mo. (KFMO) - Chesterfield, Missouri, is receiving national recognition after being ranked among the best small cities in the country. The city placed No. 5 on Livability.com's inaugural list of the 50 Best Small Cities in America. The data-driven ranking recognizes communities with populations between 15,000 and 75,000 that offer residents a high quality of life at an attainable cost.

Chesterfield, MO · 2d

laduenews.com

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Local luxury appliance brand True Caliber draws on the past to inform its future

Have you ever walked into a kitchen and admired the appliances? Not just for their newness, or for their efficiency, or for the way they seem to fold in perfectly with the counters, cabinets, and aesthetic – but for some seamless combination of all three?. There is a good...

St. Louis, MO · 2d

KSIS Radio 1050 AM

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Missouri Plant Closing Soon, 51 Workers to Lose Jobs

Missouri was notified by a company that they will be closing a plant which will result in job loss for 51 employees starting in January.

Missouri · 5d