Rockford, Peoria, Carbondale Named Top Economic Bellwethers in Illinois

ROCKFORD – A financial media company has ranked Illinois’ “signal cities” for economic shifts. MarketBeat surveyed more than 3,000 business leaders and determined that Rockford, Peoria and Carbondale are the state’s top economic bellwethers. The report said local shifts in hiring, consumer behavior, or supply chains often ripple from those cities across the entire state.