Glenn Minnis

3 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Chicago Ald. David Moore says he’s finally starting to see the change he’s long been envisioning when it comes to reducing the city’s out-of-control violent crime numbers. “I'm not getting the calls and even more than that when I drive around at night because I like to see where those hot spots are. I don't see that activity like I used to in some of those very hotspot areas,” Moore told The Center Square.

1 month ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – With government hiring across Illinois now outpacing hiring in the private sector, Wirepoints Executive Editor Mark Glennon worries the worst may still be yet to come for the state’s increasingly unstable job market. Data shows the state now employs some 55,340 workers, with many of the more recent hires coming at social services agencies such as the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human Services.

1 month ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Rep. Martin McLaughlin, R-Barrington Hills, is quick to point an accusatory finger when it comes to assessing blame for the state’s fast dwindling population. New U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by Illinois Policy Institute shows since 2020, 84% of all Illinois communities have lost population with small towns being hit the hardest. More than 900 of the state’s 1,294 communities of roughly 10,000 population lost residents over the last five years.

1 month ago | thecentersquare.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Construction Coverage Head of Engineering and Data Analytics Officer Michael Stromberg has some unsolicited advice for Illinois lawmakers looking at the state’s poor ranking in the latest 2025 U.S. States with Best and Worst Roads study.

1 month ago | washingtonexaminer.com | Glenn Minnis

(The Center Square) – Republican state Rep. Chris Miller argues it’s not hard to see why Chicago has become such an outlier when it comes to its struggling housing market. Price growth in the Chicago housing market is now running twice as high as the national average, with Crain’s monthly real estate data roundup showing rising costs across much of the area have been in effect since last summer as interest rates have continued to remain high.