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
Trying to figure out who is up for election on the Crystal Lake City Council, I found the following claim under “Demographic Data and Statistics:” LOCATION Crystal Lake is well-positioned for growth, both geographically and economically. Located 50 miles northwest … 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
Under the article “County Board Considers Multi-Million Dollar Construction,” commenter “Questioning” has a couple of sentences about the court system’s wasting people’s time that I would like to comment on. Here’s the whole comment with the part that interested me … Continue reading
The Chicago Metropolitan area lost population in 2015. The U.S. Census Bureau found 22,194 more people left the greater Chicago area than moved in. About 80,000 in and 105,000 out. That’s what the Chicago Tribune reported in its evening internet … 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
Since finding out that the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that McHenry County’s population has decreased 1,543 people since 2010, I’ve been keeping my eyes and ears open for other indicators. Having fewer residents has not resulted in lower property taxes. … 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
After reading about State Rep. David McSweeney’s bill to freeze the amount of money that the Town Funds of township government can get for one year, a friend of McHenry County Blog did some research on population and voting information … Continue reading
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Continue readingThat’s what this reminder from the McHenry County Department of Transportation says: “The McHenry County Division of Transportation will be holding an open house this Thursday, August 23rd, 2012, between 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM at the Crystal Lake City … Continue reading
This weekend while I was trying to figure out the shifting of population among congressional districts that concerned McHenry County and its two congressmen–Don Manzullo and Joe Walsh–I searched in vain for township-by-township population figures. Now that governments are back … Continue reading
Used to be that Rockford’s Winnebago County was a big brother to McHenry County. No more. Winnebago County’s official population is now 295,266. McHenry’s is now 308,760. That’s an increase of 18.7% over 2000’s 260,077. From the over 200,000 person … 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
I always get exercised when I see marginal highway projects in Downstate Illinois, while area residents are threatened (with the support of local officials) with a local toll bridge across the Fox River between Carpentersville and Algonquin. In 2007, we … 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
12,831,970 in the middle of 2006 versus 12,765,427 for the 2000 census. A growth of 66,543. A growth rate of just a tiny bit over one-half of one percent. But the nation as a whole grew almost twice as fast–one … Continue reading
12,831,970 in the middle of 2006 versus 12,765,427 for the 2000 census. A growth of 66,543. A growth rate of just a tiny bit over one-half of one percent. But the nation as a whole grew almost twice as fast–one … Continue reading
