Illinois officials urged support of local businesses and products by promoting Shop Illinois Saturday on October 4th. The initiative is part of the state Department of Agricultures Illinois Products Program. Governor Pat Quinn said in a prepared statement that shopping locally is what good neighbors do. Buying goods and services locally makes good sense and helps support the small businesses that are the backbone of our economy, the Democrat said. The effort by state officials is part of the Buy Illinois Challenge to boost the state economy and generate awareness of Illinois-made products. The program encourages every Illinois household to pledge to dedicate $10 of its existing weekly budget to purchasing Illinois products. If every household took the $10 pledge, it would mean a $2.4 billion re-investment annually in the Illinois economy, the Agriculture Department said.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:22:33 +0000
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