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Illinois saw nation’s worst population loss during the decade

By Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill

12/30/2019

Illinois suffered its sixth consecutive year of population decline in 2019, driven entirely by residents leaving for other states.

TAGS: 401(k), debt, flat tax, general revenue fund, Great Recession, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, Illinois Constitution, JB Pritzker, job creation, Mike Madigan, outmigration, population, revenue, Springfield, tax burden, tax hikes, tax increase, U.S. Census Bureau, working-age

Absent pension crisis, Illinois could afford ‘free’ college

By Adam Schuster

12/10/2019

Illinois could give every undergraduate in public college nearly $70k a year if it spent the same 4% of its budget on pensions as it did throughout the 90s, rather than the 25% it spends today.

TAGS: DCFS: Department of Children and Family Services, general revenue fund, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois, illinois state police, Springfield, tax burden

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Illinois saw nation’s worst population loss during the decade

Absent pension crisis, Illinois could afford ‘free’ college

Who Lives Below the Poverty Line in Illinois? Family Structure and Education Mark the Highest Risk

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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students