Jobs + Growth

Angelique Warner

Angelique Warner

“The vision and faith kept me going throughout this journey. I had a very clear vision of the functionality of GoGoVie and I had the faith to see it through.”

The Policy Shop: Pritzker gaslights, Illinoisans step on the gas

The Policy Shop: Pritzker gaslights, Illinoisans step on the gas

This edition of The Policy Shop is by Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill. Illinois leaders question whether Illinois was a loser in 2020, but it certainly is a loser now. Population deniers in Springfield, cheered on by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, claimed from the start Illinois did not lose population in the decade...

46,400 extra Illinoisans found, but 364,443 others moved away

46,400 extra Illinoisans found, but 364,443 others moved away

Illinois’ base population total is larger than previously predicted after the U.S. Census discovered it had missed people in group quarters. But the change shouldn’t lull politicians into thinking taxes and other policies didn’t drive 364,443 people away.

By Bryce Hill

Bakari Finley

Bakari Finley

“I wanted to go into a space I was interested in, and with my retail experience, I wanted to make a product that would be perfect for fathers, a symbol to celebrate fathers and father figures. I like backpacks, so I got together with my team and we started researching.” “After looking at countless backpacks,...

Illinois population drop, departures among worst in U.S.

Illinois population drop, departures among worst in U.S.

Illinois lost 83,839 residents who moved to other states, one of the highest rates in the U.S. and driving a 10th consecutive year of population decline. It ranks near the bottom on multiple other population measures, too.

By Bryce Hill

The Policy Shop: Illinois’ sorry decade of population shrinkage

The Policy Shop: Illinois’ sorry decade of population shrinkage

This edition of The Policy Shop is by Director of Fiscal and Economic Research Bryce Hill. Illinois ended 2023 with some bad news: There are fewer of us. Again. Multiple that “again” by 10. For 10 years in a row, Illinois’ population gains could not keep up with the rate of people packing up and...