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Commentary

OP-ED: Illinois population decline should be a wake-up call

Illinoisans have been hearing their state is shrinking for five years now. But new figures released Thursday say something they’ve never heard. From Walla Walla to Waco, there are 383 metropolitan statistical areas, or MSAs, across the country. Illinois is home base for 10 of them. From July 2017 to July 2018, all 10 shrank. That’s never happened before. And many other figures from the new release are disturbing. No other state in the lower 48 saw all of its […]

todayApril 18, 2019 4

Illinois metro population

Illinois

For first time, population in all Illinois’ metro areas declines

SPRINGFIELD/WASHINGTON (Illinois News Network) -- U.S. Census data released Thursday showed the population in every one of Illinois' metropolitan areas declined in the past year for the first time. The Chicago metropolitan area, which includes suburban cities and portions of Wisconsin and Indiana, reported the largest population decrease in the nation, shrinking by an estimated 22,068 people. That represents 0.23 percent of the area’s total population of about 9.5 million people. Population in the Danville area shrank by 1.26 percent, […]

todayApril 18, 2019 7

Capital Area Region

House representative leaving office early, taking private sector job

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- A Republican state representative who voted in favor of tax hikes in 2017 and opted not to seek re-election in November's general election is leaving earlier than expected and will not serve the remainder of his term ending in January. State Rep. Chad Hays of Catlin announced in a press statement Friday that he will be leaving the Illinois General Assembly earlier than expected. In the release, Hays noted that he has accepted a job in […]

todayJune 22, 2018 9

Business & Lifestyle

Fiscal bind may lead to police and fire layoffs in Decatur

Reductions in state subsidies are one reason for Decatur’s predicament, but long-running pension woes are an even larger source of pain. Decatur may soon have to shed police and fire personnel – a concern local leaders have linked to a recent reduction in funding from the state. Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe told a state Senate committee May 16 that further reductions in funding from Springfield would lead to layoffs. It’s true that a loss in state funding was one driver […]

todayMay 28, 2018 2

Business & Lifestyle

Syverson says now is the time for Illinois to push forward on gaming expansion

SPRINGFIELD (INN) -- One state lawmaker says now is the time for Illinois to push forward on gaming expansion. State Senator Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, says a bill that would allow for up to six new casinos in the state already has passed the Senate and it’s simply waiting for the House to weigh in. “We just need the speaker to allow a vote in the House,” Syverson said. “The last two years he hasn’t allowed his members to vote on […]

todayJanuary 22, 2018 3

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