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County’s jobless rate continues to drop

Unemployment dropped in Crawford County again in September. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security, 3.4% of the county’s workforce was jobless during the month. This was down from 4.1% in September 2025 and 3.5% in August. Clark County posted an unemployment rate of 3.9%. This was down...

Crawford County, IL · 10d

FinanceBuzz

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10 Small Towns Where Retirees Can Live Like Millionaires on $38,000 a Year

See 10 small towns where a $38,000 retirement budget still covers rent, groceries, and health care, thanks to low housing costs and Social Security tax breaks.

Jonesboro, AR · 8d

Main Street Dollars

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Restaurant owners were billed $85 a month by Toast for payment processing while their doors were closed, the FTC says

Toast Inc. billed restaurants $85 a month for payment processing even while they were temporarily closed, the Federal Trade Commission says. The agency filed a complaint on Oct. 29 in federal court in the Northern District of California. It argues that a fee for processing payments should not run when a restaurant is not taking […]

Nebraska · 11d

Main Street Dollars

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Winter shutoff protections begin Nov. 1 in Montana for customers 62 and older, disabled or low-income, Nov. 15 in New Jersey and Dec. 1 in Illinois and Memphis

Winter shutoff protections start on three different dates, and who is covered depends on the state and the utility. Montana’s moratorium begins Nov. 1. New Jersey’s Winter Termination Program starts Nov. 15, and Illinois and Memphis follow on Dec. 1. Montana and Memphis single out older and disabled customers. Illinois protects heating customers more broadly, […]

Illinois · 10d

CleanTechnica

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The Future of Buildings in Illinois Is Electric

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription, on Patreon, or on Stripe. Help us produce all of the high-quality, original content we publish week after week despite the challenges of content-scraping AI, antisocial media, inflation, and other hurdles. The Illinois Commerce Commission authorized a study of the most affordable way...

Illinois · 9d

The Cool Down

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Illinois households could face $2 billion in data center grid costs, consumer advocates warn

"We don't want to pay for grid bridges to nowhere."

Illinois · 11d

My Journal Courier

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State opens enrollment to insurance marketplace

Illinois' state insurance marketplace opened its annual enrollment Sunday with some advice for people affected by federal Medicaid and marketplace eligibility.

Illinois · 9d

energychoicematters.com

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Base Power Will Be Installing 100 MW Of Batteries Per Month By Year-End

The following story is brought free of charge to readers by VertexOne, the exclusive EDI provider of EnergyChoiceMatters.com. Base Power, by the end of this year, "will be installing roughly 100 MW of batteries per month." As reported last week, Walmart has made a strategic investment in Base Power, along...

Illinois · 9d

Twice

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Dynamat Taps EMA To Be Midwest Representative

Dynamat has appointed Electronic Marketing Associates (EMA) as its home, architectural, and custom integration representative across Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Kansas. EMA will support Dynamat’s dealer, distributor, integrator and custom installer relationships throughout the five-state territory, helping customers select sound-deadening and sound-encapsulation solutions for residential and commercial projects.

Nebraska · 9d

The Center Square

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Report author: Illinois has 'unique' debt problem

(The Center Square) – According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in debt per capita. Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance at Reason Foundation, said state, county and local governments and school districts are accumulating a lot of unfunded obligations. “So this means there's a share of your taxes that are currently and will continue to go to paying for services and goods that were already enjoyed and services already rendered,” Trujillo told The Center Square. Trujillo co-authored the State and Local Government Finance Report that found Illinois has by far the highest state and local pension debt in the United States. “It's convenient for politicians to give benefit increases that they don't have to pay for and push their problem into the future, but the problem in Illinois is unique and its scale stands out. It's almost unheard of,” Trujillo said. With $31,582 in overall per capita debt, Illinois trailed only New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Trujillo said the debt is not evenly distributed, with Chicago residents facing almost $50,000 in per capita debt. A different Reason Foundation report released in August said Illinois’ debt ratio of 276% was

Illinois · 12d

takingthekids.com

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Investors Are Quietly Buying Up These 9 Illinois Towns, And Locals Have Noticed

A real Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped across the ocean in pieces, now stands beside the Mississippi River in a small Illinois town. That is the kind of oddball charm that gets people talking. It also gets people buying. Across the state, small river towns and old...

Illinois · 14d

CBS News

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More Illinois households can apply for energy assistance for utility bills

Illinois · 9d

capitolcitynow.com

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IL plan could create tax credits for independent grocery stores, pharmacies

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – A new bill in Springfield could help eliminate pharmacy and grocery deserts statewide. Lawmakers and business leaders hope to encourage investment and help sustain access to essential goods and services. This plan could create a new tax credit to incentivize small businesses to establish, expand,...

Illinois · 9d

Newsweek

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Three Kids in ICU as Pumpkin Farm E.coli Cases Probed: How to Stay Safe

Three children are in intensive care as E.coli cases at pumpkin farms raise concerns ahead of Halloween.

San Luis Obispo County, CA · 13d

WGN News

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Illinois nuclear plants receive federal funding to bolster the grid

The U.S. Department of Energy announced $5 billion in federal grants to modernize eight nuclear power plants, with the majority of the funding designated for six reactors in Illinois.

Illinois · 10d

channel1450.com

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Knob Hill Landscape Company Prime Time Performer: October 26-31

Here are this week’s candidates for the Knob Hill Landscape Company Prime Time Performer. You can vote once every 12 hours until the polls close on Friday at 5 p.m. The winner will receive a $20 gift card to Dublin Pub. Gift cards will be mailed to the school...

Illinois · 9d

FOX 2

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Applications open for energy assistance programs

As colder weather approaches, energy assistance is available to help offset winter heating costs. The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides funding to assist eligible households with home energy expenses. Illinois LIHEAP To apply, Illinois residents in Rock Island, Mercer and Henry counties can contact Project NOW at 309-793-6391. Residents can also call […]

Illinois · 10d

AgWeb

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Two Visions for Farm Country: Juliana Stratton and Don Tracy on Ag Policy and the Farm Bill

As the number of lawmakers with direct ties to production agriculture continues to shrink, who will step up to speak for rural America? Farm Journal is proud to present Ag Vote 2026: Who Speaks for America’s Farmers?, delivering in-depth reporting from now through Election Day. Tune in for LIVE election night coverage Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Central on Farm Journal TV, Farm Journal Now, AgWeb.com and YouTube.

Illinois · 12d

illinoistimes.com

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Cainan Barnett interview

This week on the Mosaic Project, Tony Stang sits down with Cainan Barnett of Blok by Blok. The conversation touches on building community, supporting small businesses and making Springfield a better place. But it also begins with a heartfelt conversation with Cainan as he shares his journey through sobriety, walking through some dark moments, and discovering the hope waiting on the other side.

Springfield, IL · 9d

Main Street Dollars

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Bright Lending borrowers outside Nevada and Utah with unpaid loans are set to have them cancelled, and Dec. 21 is the deadline to opt out or change how a payment arrives

Borrowers outside Nevada and Utah who still owe money on a Bright Lending loan from 2020 through 2024 are set to have the balance cancelled under a $15 million class action settlement. No claim form is needed for the cancellation or for the cash payments that go to borrowers who repaid. Dec. 21 is the […]

Jacksonville, FL · 11d