Taxes Driving Illinois Residents Away
DuPage County Policy Journal has written about Tonia Khouri’s stance against rising property taxes which have resulted in Illinois losing 1 resident every 4-6 minutes to other states. Here [...]
Illinois Lawmakers Work Less Than 20 Days While Illinoisans Flee State
Property taxes are crushing families in the state of Illinois. People are fleeing our state at the rate of 1 person every 4.6 minutes. Illinois just fell to the 6th largest state after four [...]
Illinois Projected to Lose 2 Congressional Seats
Illinois is losing residents, families, incomes, and jobs. The state recently dropped from the fifth most populous state to the sixth most populous. We’re not just losing residents because [...]
People Aren’t Leaving Illinois Just Because of the Weather
Illinois recently dropped from the fifth-most-populous state in the nation to the sixth, with Pennsylvania moving ahead of it. This isn’t surprising after four straight years of population [...]
Despite Population Exodus, It’s Not Too Late to Save Illinois
The state of Illinois continues to lose population to both surrounding states and to other U.S. states. In 2015-2016, Illinois lost a record number of residents and has now shrunk in population [...]
Illinois Sees Record Loss of People and Income
People have finally had enough. They’re leaving Illinois by the droves and taking their wealth with them. Illinois saw a net loss of more than 86,100 people in 2015-2016 and lost $4.75 billion in [...]