Below are the sources used to create the IL Economy Facts & Data images and presentation.
- Commission of Government Forecasting & Accountability
State of Illinois Economic Forecast Feb 2025
https://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/2025StateofILEconomicForecast.pdf
- Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability
FY 2022 Economic Forecast and Revenue Estimate and Updated FY 2021 Revenue Update
https://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/MAY2021UpdatedFY2021-22RevenueEstimate.pdf
- Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability
FY 2025 Economic Forecast and Revenue Estimate and Updated FY 2024 Revenue Update
https://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/03122024RevEstEconForecast.pdf
- Commission on Government Forecasting & Accountability
State of Illinois Budget Summary fiscal year 2020
https://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/FY2020BudgetSummary.pdf
- Office of the Governor
Fiscal Year 2026 – Illinois State Budget
- Governor’s Office of Management and Budget
Illinois Economic and Fiscal Policy Report
- Illinois Department of Revenue
History of CPI’s Used for the PTELL
- The Civic Federation
Illinois Economic Landscape and Fiscal Structure
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Gross Domestic Product by County and Personal Income by County, 2024
https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/gross-domestic-product-county-and-personal-income-county-2024
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
2024 Average Monthly Bill- Residential
- U.S. Census Bureau
State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-state-total.html
- University of Illinois System
Flash Index
https://igpa.uillinois.edu/flash-index
- Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
Illinois Workforce Demand 2025-2030
- Truth in Accounting
Financial State of the States 2025
https://www.truthinaccounting.org/library/doclib/Financial-State-of-the-States-2025.pdf
- Office of the Governor
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Statistics
Illinois Economy at a Glance:
https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/illinois.htm#eag
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Statistics
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, seasonally adjusted
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.t01.htm#lau_srd_tb1.f.p
- Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
Historical Monthly Annual Data
- U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
Illinois Employment snapshot
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/il/
- Illinois Policy
Illinois loses 1,700 jobs in 2025 while nation adds 584,000
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-1700-jobs-in-2025-while-nation-adds-584000/
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Statistics
Illinois Firm Migration
- Tax Foundation
State Corporate Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-corporate-income-tax-rates-brackets/
- Tax Foundation
Property Taxes by State and County, 2025
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/property-taxes-by-state-county/
- Illinois Policy
Illinois local governments lose out on $10.9B in state taxes
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-local-governments-lose-out-on-10-9b-in-state-taxes/
- Illinois Municipal League
LGDF Revenue Lost
https://www.iml.org/file.cfm?key=28000
- Talker Research
9 in 10 Americans say there is a cost of living crisis: surveyhttps://talkerresearch.com/9-in-10-americans-say-there-is-a-cost-of-living-crisis-survey/?ref=finco-services.ghost.io