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91 of 102 Illinois counties lose population in 2022

By Bryce Hill
03/30/2023
Illinois’ record population decline affected nearly all counties in 2022

TAGS: population, U.S. Census Bureau

Cook County population decline, outmigration 2nd-worst in U.S.

By Bryce Hill
03/30/2023
94,344 residents moved out of Cook County, the sole reason for 2022 population decline.

TAGS: Cook County, population, U.S. Census Bureau

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 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

Pritzker fact check: Illinois population isn’t ‘booming’

By Dylan Sharkey
05/24/2022
A Census survey intended to estimate the accuracy of the 2020 Census is being used to project an Illinois population increase. While there may be more Illinoisans than originally thought, that does not mean they aren’t leaving at an accelerating pace.

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

Illinois’ Census revisions, explained

By Bryce Hill
05/20/2022
Some Illinois politicians are using an estimate to revise the Census count and claim Illinois doesn't have a problem with its residents moving away. A closer look shows they are wrong, and the danger of denial.

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

Illinois loses resident every 4 minutes, 18 seconds: like Springfield vanishing each year

By Bryce Hill
12/23/2021
More Illinoisans fled for other states from July 2020-July 2021 than during any other year in recorded history, driving the state’s record population decline.

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

Illinois breaks record for population loss, outmigration in 2021

By Bryce Hill
12/21/2021
Despite a higher-than-expected 2020 population count, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates Illinoisans moving away was the sole reason for the state’s record loss of the equivalent of nearly everyone in Springfield.

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

Rural areas lose to cities amid Illinois’ historic population loss

By Bryce Hill
08/13/2021
Chicago and other urban areas in Illinois gained people compared to the rural areas, with 87 of 102 counties losing people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

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

90% of Illinois communities lost population in 2020

By Bryce Hill
05/27/2021
Census estimates predict nearly all Illinois municipalities shed population last year, with a greater share of large communities being affected.

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

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How Illinois politicians allow government unions to rewrite state law


No other state’s constitution or labor laws are like Illinois’ – broadly allowing government unions to override statutes simply by negotiating contrary provisions into collective bargaining agreements. Illinois may not be alone for long.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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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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