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in a spending plan buoyed by an improved state financial outlook and federal coronavirus relief.
Despite recent credit upgrades and higher-than-expected revenue, however, Illinois still faces massive pension debts and other long-term fiscal challenges. And rising inflation and turmoil in the stock market raise the possibility of stronger economic headwinds ahead as the federal government eases off the stimulus programs that helped states avoid some of the most dire forecasts from the early days of the pandemic.
A pedestrian crosses a nearly deserted State Street in downtown Chicago Jan. 19, 2022. COVID-19 still keeping workers away and crime continues in the downtown area.as it works to regain some of the bustleEmpty offices and closed storefronts have put the vibrancy of downtown Chicago at stake. Almost 18% of downtown office space was vacant at the end of 2021, according to commercial real estate firm CBRE.
After two years of pandemic stasis, crime stories and a broadly battered image, Chicago is going on the offensive, launching a guerrilla marketing campaign Monday to promote itself as a more influential world city than many realize.touts a long list of homegrown innovations — from the cellphone to the skyscraper — that have changed the world, but with little credit given to the city of origin.
Arlington International Chairman, Dick Duchossois during Arlington Million Day, at the Arlington International Racecourse Aug. 15, 2015.
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