More Than 1/3 Of Illinois Small Businesses Close Since January

More than one-third of small businesses in Illinois aren’t open, compared to January of this year. That’s according to data from TrackTheRecovery.org, an effort from Harvard and Brown universities and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The report shows in Illinois, as of November 16, the number of small businesses that are open decreased by 35.4% compared to January 2020.