blog postsIllinois, regional economies shrink in first quarterJul 8, 2020 11:00 am by Rockford Register StarIllinois in the NewsShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesRockford Register Star (July 7) 'All the evidence suggests that the first two months of January-February were not impacted very much by the virus issue, but then they have a huge impact in March,' says U. of I. economist Fred Giertz.Share on FacebookTweetEmail