Illinois business groups warn of economic shockwave from closed border rail lines
https://iltransportationnews.wordpress.com/2023/12/20/illinois-business-groups-warn-of-economic-shockwave-from-closed-border-rail-lines/
Groups urge reopening of southern border rail crossing closed due to smugglers
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c2a74570-9f64-11ee-aa29-4f75e1bd89ee.html
Clothing store owners considering giving up on Chicago after latest crash-and-grab
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crash-and-grab-west-loop/
How inflation affected suburban sales tax revenues and holiday shopping
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231202/how-inflation-affected-suburban-sales-tax-revenues-and-holiday-shopping
Despite bleak expectations, shopping season gets off to a record start
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9a8d5256-8e38-11ee-8541-eb8174af58fc.html
Initiative aims to protect consumers from illicit goods
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e52f4da6-8978-11ee-ab49-ebd783a5b1a0.html
Chicago Black-owned small business says there’s room for Cyber Monday, despite past trends
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/black-small-business-chicago-cyber-monday/
Chicago’s small-business owners have their day amid the holiday hoopla
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2023/11/24/23972956/small-business-saturday-holiday-retail-shopping-events-shop-local-neighborly-gift-shop-bronzeville
Our Chicago: Holiday shopping outlook
https://abc7chicago.com/holiday-shopping-black-friday-deals-deloitte/14081683/
Chicago among worst areas of country for retail theft
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_049cd7bc-78e9-11ee-a7d2-0b941f7e3e34.html
