Hostile Business Environment - 5:14
Jim Oberweis - Illinois State Senator, 25th District
Posted May 03, 2018
Illinois is hostile to existing and new businesses. With special fees, including workers comp & minimum wage increases, business can't stay open in Chicago. Illinois needs to change the Medicaid state pension and put caps on pensions.
Hosted by: Paul Lisnek Produced by: Greater Chicago Newsmakers Team
#Illinois #Economy and Business

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