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7 Big Companies that Fled Illinois

Leaving and looking for greener pastures.

During his first budget address, Gov. Bruce Rauner talked about making Illinois “pro-growth” again -- a state where businesses will want to come and set up shop.

Illinois is one of the nation’s largest agricultural producing states; Chicago is home to 31 Fortune 500 companies. Yet other businesses, both big and small, have left Illinois for more business-friendly states.

Here are seven companies, including some very notable ones, that moved their headquarters out of Illinois.

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In case you missed Rauner’s budget address yesterday, here is the complete text of the speech along with some video clips. And see why Illinois House Speaker is calling his plan “reckless.”

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