Reprinted with permission from Illinois News Network: Illinois population drops by more than 45,000, per latest Census report Illinois had the largest population decline in the nation in 2018, the continuation of a years-long retreat from the state, according to … Continue reading
Commenter Scott Coffey posted this comment on the McHenry County Blog post: Census Bureau Reports Illinois Losses from Depopulation As to the question surrounding how much in public pensions stays within the State, I thought this might be useful from … Continue reading
The Illinois Policy Institute has an interesting article by Austin Berg about migration of Illinois residents to neighboring states: New data from the IRS show Illinois lost $720 million and 21,800 people on net to neighboring states from 2015-2016 Illinois … Continue reading
Study Shows Increased Migration to Western States One of the nation’s most well-known moving companies, United Van Lines, has been tracking moving statistics for over 40 years. Their 2017 National Movers Study ranks Illinois #1 behind New Jersey and New … Continue reading
From the office of Steve Reick: Illinois Loses 88,000 People During Economic Recovery The U.S. Census’s ongoing study of American population growth and movement patterns indicates that Illinois’ population is shrinking in size. The Land of Lincoln has about 88,000 … Continue reading
Here’s the latest information from the U.S. Bureau of the Census: July 1, 2010 – 309,119 July 1, 2011 – 307,820 July 1, 2012 – 307,529 July 1, 2013 – 306,944 July 1, 2014 – 306,749 July 1, 2015 – 307,188 July 1, 2016 – 307,004 The … Continue reading
KMOX-TV in St. Louis has noticed that Illinois lost more residents than any other state in the union. Whether it’s the weather looking for a job property taxes inheritance taxes feared income tax hike threatened income tax on retirement income … Continue reading
Crystal Laker Burce Samuels writes of why his family is planning to move after his teen graduates from high school. He left this comment under the article “More Leaving Chicago Metropolitan Area Than Any Other in Midwest.” * May 2017 … Continue reading
A Bloomberg News analysis of Census data shows that the Chicago Metropolitan Area is losing a higher percentage of its residents than any other Midwest metropolitan area. The time period was between July 2013 and July 2014. The loss was 69/100 … Continue reading
When the Census Bureau make projections, it always shows high, medium and low projections. That results in a large range for their forecasts, a large margin for error. Readers of this blog know that the entire justification given by the … Continue reading
Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting the Census Bureau says that each of the six Chicagoland counties lost population between 2010 and 2013. The McHenry County Board’s Continuous Flow Intersection at the corner of Algonquin and Randall Roads is based on … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: SKOKIE COMPANY FINED $150,000 FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY AND OTHER PROTECTED WILDLIFE PARTS USED IN MAKING BILLIARD CUE STICKS CHICAGO — A Skokie company pleaded guilty today and was fined … Continue reading
The Census Bureau is scheduled to announce the state’s population counts on Tuesday. From this it should be clear that Illinois’ share of the national people count declined. The decline will result in one less U.S. House Representative for Illinois … Continue reading
Indiana’s Robert Moon of The Macon County Conservative Examine reports that residents are fleeing the most liberal states. The top five: California – 98,798 New York – 98.178 Michigan – 87,339 Illinois – 48,249 Ohio – 36,278 See the full … Continue reading
