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Report: State could get 120K new data center jobs - Evanston Now (opens the original)
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A new study predicts data centers expected to be built in Illinois over the next decade would create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in new property tax revenue. But many are skeptical the touted benefits will live up to their promises or outweigh the environmental and energy burdens. The study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute projected that $57 billion worth of new data center investments through 2035 will create 121,000 jobs. Most of those would be temporary construction and
Illinois tourism breaks record - Evanston Now (opens the original)
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Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact. A state report says the growth was driven by around 115 million domestic and international tourists, who spent $50.2 billion while traveling in Illinois — an increase of 3.5% from the year before, and marking the first time the state has surpassed the $50 billion threshold for visitor spending. “We’re in the Middle of Everything and there’s something here f
Pritzker signs storm disaster proclamation - Evanston Now (opens the original)
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Gov. JB Pritzker has issued a proclamation to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks. The proclamation, which took immediate effect, is intended to mobilize resources for debris removal and repairs to public infrastructure and will give small, rural communities the opportunity to apply for disaster relief funding of up to $250,000. “I know these storms have impacted countless Illinois families and requires we band together to h
Data centers hot issue in governor's race - Evanston Now (opens the original)
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When Gov. JB Pritzker signed tax incentives for data centers into law in his first year as governor in 2019, Republicans and Democrats celebrated the plan as an economic driver. “In today’s world, data centers are as critical a part of our infrastructure as our roads, trains and schools,” Pritzker said in October 2019. “With the legislation I signed into law, we are welcoming a surge of economic development, labor income, and good union jobs to Illinois.” Now, eight years and nearly two full ter
State expands gambling addiction treatment options - Evanston Now (opens the original)
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Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a bill that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois. The legislation, Senate Bill 2749, updates the state’s existing Substance Use Disorder Act to codify gambling addiction under the same framework as alcohol and drug use disorders, allowing the Illinois Department of Human Services’ behavioral health division to offer programs and support to compulsive gamblers and affected families. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Julie Morrison, D-Lake Forest,
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