population

Illinois has the highest tax burden in America with Iowa also in the top 10.

As we've been discussing for quite a while now, Illinois is losing people. Our state has seen eight consecutive years of population declines, which is the second-longest streak in the nation behind West Virginia. And we continue to lead the Midwest in outbound migration.

Imagine living in a town of just 13 people. It's possible in this small town in Illinois.

The U.S. Census Bureau released some population estimates a couple of weeks back that show Illinois is continuing to lose population at a record-setting rate.

With Illinois leading the Midwest in outbound migration (people leaving), and being one of the top 3 states overall in losing population, it's understandable that you might not think any Illinois city is growing.

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

Over the last 10 years, Illinois Illinois posted the 2nd largest population decline in numeric terms, behind only West Virginia. As a percentage of the population, Illinois’ population decline was third worst behind West Virginia and Mississippi.

For nearly a week now, bobcats have been a pretty hot topic thanks to a video from North Carolina home's surveillance camera that went absolutely viral.

If that statement isn't bad enough, Illinois Policy reports that we've also lost three times as many residents in the last decade than any other state in the union.

In the run-up to November's elections, there was a lot of back-and-forth about the so-called "fair" or "progressive" tax, which ended up going down to defeat by a substantial margin.