18 states embrace school choice as Illinois hurts low-income families

By Hannah Schmid

01/22/2024

Seven states enacted new private school choice programs in 2023 and 11 states expanded existing programs. But Illinois killed its Invest in Kids tax-credit scholarship program, ending the only help for nearly 10,000 low-income students.

TAGS: school choice

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

By Bryce Hill

12/29/2023

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.

Every 6 minutes, 16 seconds, Illinois loses another resident

By Bryce Hill

12/27/2023

People choosing to move out of state again drove Illinois’ population to decline from July 2022-July 2023. Another one left every 6 minutes and 16 seconds.

Illinoisans in moving vans drives 10th straight population drop

By Bryce Hill

12/19/2023

People choosing to move out of Illinois led to the 10th consecutive year of population decline, new data from U.S. Census Bureau shows. Politicians can change that.

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.

TAGS: Illinois, population, taxes

High-tax Illinois loses people, low-tax states gain in 2022

By Justin Carlson

01/25/2023

Low-tax states attract the majority of movers, while high-tax states push them away. Illinois takes nearly 13% of all money made in the state as taxes, and lost 141,656 residents in 2022.

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 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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18 states embrace school choice as Illinois hurts low-income families

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

Every 6 minutes, 16 seconds, Illinois loses another resident

Illinoisans in moving vans drives 10th straight population drop

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

High-tax Illinois loses people, low-tax states gain in 2022

Illinois’ population shrinks for 9th straight year

Illinois loses a resident every 3 minutes, 43 seconds

Outmigration caused Illinois’ population to decline again in 2022

Illinois population drops by record 104,437 in 2022

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