Jobs Creation Task Force to hit the road in Illinois

12/21/2009 3:39:00 PM
By: Melissa Hahn and Jim Fitzpatrick    

A new task force will look at how state government could help the ailing job climate. The Illinois House has announced a Jobs Creation Task Force, to be headed up by Representative Lou Lang. He says with nearly 11 percent unemployment in Illinois, state government needs to look at how it can help.

   
Meetings will be held in Chicago and Springfield, and other metro areas. The group might even do site visits. Lang says anyone can attend the meetings and offer testimony, but he wants details. He says he doesn't want vague statements from business groups that claim that taxes, fees, and regulations are a problem, with no facts or figures to back them up. Lang hopes information from other states will help House members figure out a plan.

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