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According to the Illinois Restaurant Association, nearly 5,200 restaurants will go out of business in the coming months because of COVID-19.

Our state's first full month of lockdown resulted in more recreational marijuana sales than we had in February and March, when we were free to move around.

$34.8 million is less than the $39.2 million in January sales, but analysts say that Illinois' recreational marijuana market holds promise for continued growth.

If your experience is anything like mine, it probably feels to you that about half those calls went directly to your phone number.

Only California, which saw nearly $15 million in sales in its first week, had a bigger roll-out than Illinois.

To determine where the fastest local economic growth has occurred in the U.S., WalletHub compared 515 cities of varying population sizes based on 17 key measures.

Released on the city's Facebook page, the numbers reflect January-August in both 2018 and 2019.

In 2018, travel provided $392 million in economic impact to Rockford and Winnebago County communities and supported the livelihood of 3,039 area residents.

Home prices also hit a 12-year high last month, with an average price of over $143K

There are now over 8,000 Illinois residents who share their homes as Airbnb hosts, with Winnebago hosts typically earning about $5,000 annually in supplemental income.