Fortune magazine has named Motorola Solutions the No. 3 most admired company in its industry. It marks the second consecutive year the Schaumburg-based communications and business solutions technology company captured the spot.
Between 2012 and 2013, research and development spending at Illinois universities grew faster than in any other state. Illinois’ institutions of higher learning spent a record $2.4 billion trying to drive science and engineering innovation.
Not only was Springfield once the home of Abraham Lincoln, but it is also one of the cheapest cities to live in the United States.
DealCrunch says that affordable housing and utilities make the capital city a great place to live.
President Barack Obama has named a unique Chicago neighborhood as a national monument, recognizing Illinois' history in the railroad industry and a unique part of the birth of the labor rights movement in the United States.
