Illinois ranked 48th in change in nonfarm payrolls, 41st in economic activity, and scored poorly for high foreclosure rates and the state’s unemployment rate....

“I must say I was afraid. I’m a foreigner. I don’t have a green card. I’m not an American citizen. I’m fairly prominent, and I literally prepared to go to America as if I was going to North Korea.”...

Predicted to be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035...