blog posts Illinois, regional economies shrink in first quarter Jul 8, 2020 11:00 am by Rockford Register StarIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Rockford 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 Facebook Tweet Email