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Styx tips high and CPS buildings low in the economic index
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
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Attitudes up and Andrew Mason down in our economic index
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
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Reckless conduct up and Shamrock Shakes down in our St. Pat’s economic index
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
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Car crashes down and manufacturing out in our economic index
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
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Wine to the skies and pizza down the hatch in our economic index
720 feet Height of bottles of wine sold at Boarding House each week, if stacked on top of each other for some reason. That’s taller than the Daley Center. $292 The annual cost of Illinois’...
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Cubs crime up and Sox prices down in our economic index
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
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Tax cheats in the millions and CEO pay increases in our economic index
4:1 Ratio of average sales for secondhand clothing stores clustered in North Side neighborhoods versus those clustered in South Side neighborhoods. [uic study]according to a UIC student study published...
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The most chronically delayed flight in the country and 1,600 cookies in our...
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
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Why you’ll be late to work next week, by the numbers
$33.8 million The total cost of the Loop Track Renewal project that the Wells Street Bridge repair is a part of. 92 years Age of the Wells St. Bridge. 2.5 days How long the el was closed when the Wells...
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How Illinois is doing jobs today, by the numbers
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
View ArticleHow Chicago is getting it on, by the numbers
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
View ArticleExactly how much red light cameras are costing us
A new audit of Chicago’s red-light camera system by the Office of the Inspector General reveals a whole lot about what the cameras are costing drivers. Here are some of the most interesting bits, plus...
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Who the #### is out-cursing Illinois?!
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
View ArticleThe have and have-not ‘hoods tell a different story about the housing rebound
Each week we collect the Chicago numbers that matter for an economic index that’s decidedly local and occasionally useful. It may not be the S&P, but it’s also never been accused of fueling a real...
View ArticleWhy it’s a terrible time to be a college grad
12.6% The unemployment rate for recent college grads in October 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which launched this year for the first time a full report on the employment of college...
View ArticleWant a STEM job? Here’s the best way to get one in Chicago
Science, technology, math, and engineering get most of the play when civic leaders talk about how to revive America’s economy. But the STEM jobs don’t always mean college-educated folks in lab coats. A...
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