Report offers lifeline out of deficit hole
By Meredith Wilson The recent study by the Fiscal Futures Project of the University of Illinois dangled the state over a 2016 operating budget deficit of $9 billion, a black hole $3 billion deeper than previously anticipated. But, buried in the same report are solutions to yank it back from the brink.
Expert panel makes 2015 economic predictions
Story by Meredith Wilson Audio by Bethel Habte A panel of economic experts exceeded an already optimistic outlook for 2015 with their predictions on gross domestic product, unemployment and the Dow during the Executives’ Club of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook Luncheon on Wednesday. Diane Swonk, chief economist and senior managing director of Mesirow Financial Services […]
