Illinois population drops for 10th year in a row during 2023

By Bryce Hill

12/19/2023

People moving out of Illinois led to the 10th consecutive year of population decline, new Census Bureau data shows.

Shopping small on Saturday? Good. Small businesses lead Illinois’ job growth.

By Dylan Sharkey

11/22/2023

Small Business Saturday offers a reason to be thankful: Illinois businesses with fewer than 20 employees were the ones creating the most new jobs.

Nearly 101,000 Chicago single moms, their children live on less than $13 per day

By Bryce Hill

11/21/2023

Of nearly 240,000 Chicagoans living on less than one-half of the federal poverty income level in 2022, nearly 101,000 of them were in households led by single mothers.

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Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates

By Bryce Hill

11/08/2023

Minority neighborhoods on Chicago’s South Side and West Side face poverty rates of up to 51%.

Female Chicagoans 21% more likely to be impoverished than males

By Bryce Hill

11/03/2023

The male-female poverty gap is higher in Chicago than in other cities.

Poverty highest for Black, Asian Chicagoans; lower for white, Hispanic residents

By Bryce Hill

11/03/2023

Poverty in Chicago’s Black community is on the rise despite falling to record lows nationally.

Census: 97% of Illinoisans moving out head to lower-tax states

By Bryce Hill

11/01/2023

State-to-state migration estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau showed Illinois lost residents to 36 states and Washington, D.C. Nearly all the former Illinoisans moved to lower-tax states.

Want to eradicate Chicago poverty? Create more full-time jobs

By Bryce Hill

10/27/2023

Data shows full-time, year-round employment virtually guarantees Chicagoans will live above the poverty line.

5 problems with report implying Illinois is growing. Problem No. 1: it’s not

By Bryce Hill

10/25/2023

Authors left out key data that contradicted their findings to claim Illinois’ population is growing. Evidence Illinois is shrinking comes independently from the IRS, U.S. Census Bureau, Illinois Department of Revenue and multiple moving companies.

1 in 6 Chicago third graders can read at level, signaling dismal futures

By Hannah Schmid

10/04/2023

Few Chicago third-grade students can read at grade level. Even fewer low income and minority students are at grade level in reading. Research shows this is a warning sign for Chicago students’ academic success and subsequent earning potential.

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Illinois population drops for 10th year in a row during 2023

Shopping small on Saturday? Good. Small businesses lead Illinois’ job growth.

Nearly 101,000 Chicago single moms, their children live on less than $13 per day

Black, Brown Chicago neighborhoods endure highest poverty rates

Female Chicagoans 21% more likely to be impoverished than males

Poverty highest for Black, Asian Chicagoans; lower for white, Hispanic residents

Census: 97% of Illinoisans moving out head to lower-tax states

Want to eradicate Chicago poverty? Create more full-time jobs

5 problems with report implying Illinois is growing. Problem No. 1: it’s not

1 in 6 Chicago third graders can read at level, signaling dismal futures

4 ways to break out of Illinois’ pension trap

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

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