With midterm elections less than a month away, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) endorsed Erica Harriss, State Senate candidate in the 56th District.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the increase or decrease in costs for a number of common goods, and is a common measure of inflation. On Thursday, the September Consumer Price Index was released. In September, the overall index climbed 8.2% from the previous year, down just 0.1% from August. The decrease was due to gasoline prices falling, a trend that did not last.