illinois population

On Veterans Day, it's a good time to reflect on the brave men and women who've served, especially those right here in Illinois.

We've dropped to number-two when it comes to states losing their residents year over year, now that California has taken over the number one spot. California may have a few more people heading for the exits than we do, but Illinois is still hemorrhaging population at a high rate. Here's where departing Illinoisans usually go when they leave.

The Illinois exodus continues. In 2023 per the US Census Bureau the Land of Lincoln had 300,000 residents move to other states.

It might surprise you when you hear we have 12.8 million of these in Illinois. What if I told you the number is actually higher?

Illinois's least populated county recently experienced another population drop.

Recently on Chicago Tonight, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton pushed back on Governor Rauner's requests for reforms to go along with new revenue in the budget by saying: His view of how bad off the state is is a view that I don't agree with...