Rep. Patricia Bellock (R-Westmont) and Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D-Des Plaines) of the Conference of Women Legislators talk about the NEWLeadership Illinois program. The 2010 program will be June 6-11 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Learn more by visiting the NEWLeadership section of this website.
Illinois lost an average of 19,200 jobs per month during 2009, according to the Illinois Economic Review, produced by IGPA's Regional Economics Applications Laboratory. The review, compiled each month by Professor Geoffrey Hewings, indicates the state lost more than 16,000 jobs in December.