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 ...
June 6, 2023 2:35 pm CDT
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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 ...
ISBE officials to meet prior to automatic voter registration launch this summer
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Election officials from the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE) want to give voters and local election officials another chance to get some answers prior to ...
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 ...
McCALEB: Reasons to be thankful in tax-and-spend Illinois
(Illinois News Network) -- Many Illinoisans will be hard-pressed this week to find something to be thankful for with regard to a state government that is taxing and spending its way ...
Illinois state Sen. Dave Syverson supports gas tax hike
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois state Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) joins state Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) in supporting an increase in the state’s gas tax. “It may make sense to ...
