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86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
86 Illinois counties see population loss in 2018
Fleeing residents continue to fuel population loss, with Cook County leading the nation for population decline.
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
Wake-up call: Illinois shrinkage makes history
The state’s punishing tax climate and ominous mountain of debt have repelled new jobs and investment. People follow.
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Illinois population shrinkage
Illinois population shrinkage
All Illinois metro areas saw population shrink in 2018
All Illinois metro areas saw population shrink in 2018
New Census data reveal that for the first time on record, all 10 metro areas based primarily in Illinois experienced population decline.
Illinois Senate passes bill requiring kindergarten for all 5-year-olds
Illinois Senate passes bill requiring kindergarten for all 5-year-olds
Lowering the compulsory age to attend school from 6 to 5 would tie Illinois for the lowest compulsory attendance age in the nation.
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Disney Plus users in Illinois would get hit under ‘Netflix tax’ proposal
Disney Plus users in Illinois would get hit under ‘Netflix tax’ proposal
Imposing more Mickey Mouse taxes in Illinois is just goofy, but that’s what a proposal in Springfield would do to users of the new Disney Plus and other streaming services.
Craft liquor may catch on quicker if Illinois changes law
Craft liquor may catch on quicker if Illinois changes law
Illinois House passes bill to open up opportunities for the craft distillery industry, freeing entrepreneurs to grow to meet growing demand.
Pritzker’s tax plan would worsen Illinois’ people problem
Pritzker’s tax plan would worsen Illinois’ people problem
With Illinoisans increasingly likely to move, Pritzker’s tax plan would send more moving vans toward the state line, and hit the gas.
Illinois Senate delays voting on Pritzker progressive tax
Illinois Senate delays voting on Pritzker progressive tax
Senate lawmakers chose to delay voting on an amendment that would allow Illinois’ income tax structure to go from flat to progressive.