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Survey: Illinois 2nd in U.S. for residents leaving

By Dylan Sharkey
01/18/2023
Illinois is the second-most popular state to leave based on a survey of movers by United Van Lines. Illinois has also experienced nine straight years of population loss.

TAGS: Illinois, outmigration

Illinois sports betting tops $1B, ranks 3rd in nation

By Dylan Sharkey
01/09/2023
October 2022 set a record high for sports betting in Illinois: over $1 billion in wagers, which was the third-highest state tally in the U.S.

TAGS: Illinois, sports betting

Illinois among worst-prepared in nation to weather next recession

By Justin Carlson
01/02/2023
Illinois lawmakers and Gov. J.B. Pritzker reached a deal to pay off $1.8 billion borrowed from the federal government for unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a positive step, but the state remains ill-prepared for the next economic shock.

TAGS: Illinois, unemployment

Fed: Illinois unemployment rate 2nd-highest in nation

By Justin Carlson
12/23/2022
Analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia indicates Illinois lost jobs during Q2 rather than gaining, as previously reported. It may still be losing jobs. Illinois ranked No. 2 for highest unemployment in November.

TAGS: IDES: Illinois Department of Employment Security, jobs, unemployment

1-in-6 Illinoisans rely on food stamps for Christmas dinner

By Patrick Andriesen
12/23/2022
Illinois has the 6th-highest number of residents buying their meals with nutrition benefits, and the number grew almost 11% from a year earlier.

TAGS: food stamps, poverty, SNAP

Illinois’ population shrinks for 9th straight year

By Bryce Hill
12/23/2022
Record outmigration in 2022 pushed Illinois’ population change into the red for the 9th straight year, the second-longest streak in the nation, the Census Bureau reported.

TAGS: Illinois, population

Illinois losing residents 5 times faster than any neighbor state

By Bryce Hill
12/22/2022
Kentucky, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri are attracting residents while Iowa and Michigan are the only neighbor states losing residents to other states

TAGS: Illinois, population, U.S. Census Bureau

Illinois loses a resident every 3 minutes, 43 seconds

By Bryce Hill
12/22/2022
More Illinoisans fled for other states from July 2021-July 2022 than during any other year in recorded history, driving the state’s record population decline.

TAGS: Illinois, outmigration, population

Outmigration caused Illinois’ population to decline again in 2022

By Bryce Hill
12/22/2022
New Census Bureau data shows people moving out of Illinois continues to drive the state’s population decline. So many moved away in the year before July 2022, it was almost like Rockford disappearing.

TAGS: Illinois, outmigration, population

Illinois population drops by record 104,437 in 2022

By Bryce Hill
12/22/2022
People moving out of Illinois drove the highest population loss on record in 2022, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.

TAGS: outmigration, population, U.S. Census Bureau

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Jobs + Growth / Research Report

Pritzker’s economic record: Weak labor market, widening racial gaps


Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his reelection campaign will focus on his record of protecting people and their jobs. A close look at that record shows Illinois with worse employment prospects and greater racial disparities than the rest of the U.S.

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Jobs + Growth / Your Story

Cathy Stuehmeier

Jobs + Growth / Policy Point

Disappearance of Illinois’ manufacturing sector

By Justin Hegy
10/10/2013
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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