From State Rep. Barb Wheeler’s weekly newsletter: Economy – Outmigration from Illinois Economists continue finding more people leaving Illinois than coming in. In the most recent data released by U-Haul, Illinois ranks 50th in terms of the surplus of cargo … Continue reading
Category Archives: Moving
Here’s a comment from Realtor Ted that just popped up under a September article about people moving out of Illinois: I am a real estate agent, and can sadly but confidently report that the tax and fiscal condition of this … Continue reading
One of the comments this week speaks to one of the reasons people move out of Illinois. This is from a former Crystal Lake resident: I left sold my home. Moved to Florida. No state income tax. Property taxes 30% … Continue reading
A comment under this article from two weeks ago: One problem here, Evert. To effectively compare “tax rates” between states, you need to also include unfunded pension liabilities, state and local debt because they will eventually need to pay those … Continue reading
An email came commenting on the stories about people moving from Illinois: l’ve found a bit of irony in the posts on your blog recently about people leaving Illinois. My wife and I are leaving soon, never to return. We … Continue reading
Under this article, the following comment appeared: Smart move- my wife and I sold our house in March and left taking our income with us to the southeast. Let the “undocumented” and public employees make up the lost income in … Continue reading
Here’s a comment from “resident” under this article about a family leaving Illinois: I just bought property in South Carolina, lots of jobs, low property tax, leaving Illinois soon. … Continue reading
A new commenter writes that he is “leaving soon.” In fact, that was his screen name when he wrote the following on Wednesday: All of you who have commented seem to have studied and reviewed various segments of this issue … 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
Thanks to Marathon Pundit for catching the”who’s moving out of what states?” report from United Van Lines. We’re number two! … Continue reading
The Lakewood Village Board is holding a meeting tonight at 7 at Red Tail Golf Course at which the following is all that is on the agenda: “To Consider and Take Action to Adopt an Ordinance to Annex the Territory … Continue reading