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This undercounting of Illinois' population has a massive ripple effect, but the truth has been revealed Illinois GREW in population to its highest mark ever. We are stunned.

With the help of the latest census data, no guessing is required.

Officials said a 1 percent undercount is equal to $195 million lost to Illinois and local communities.

Turns out people spent the last decade moving out of Illinois.

With a loss of over 100,000 residents in the last 9 years, and a steady population decrease over the last 5 years, 2020's census will probably cost us a seat.

New figures released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau show Rockford's population is declining at a rate surpassed by only a handful of cities across the country. Officials estimate the number of people living in Rockford has fallen from 153,054 in 2010 to 149,123 in 2014...