Some university towns and places with government jobs in downstate Illinois have grown. Outside of that, downstate Illinois is suffering – Wirepoints joins Tom Miller on WJPF Carbondale

Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski joined Tom Miller on the WJPF Morning Newswatch to talk about the 2021 county-to-county population loss in Illinois. Except for a few special counties downstate and in a few collars, Illinois is losing people everywhere.

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nixit
4 years ago

A city that survives primarily on government presence is nothing to brag about. It reminds me that half of the wealthiest counties in America border Washington DC. That is not healthy.

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