Taking a closer look at Illinois’ population woes and Chicago crime stats – Wirepoints on with Bishop on Air

Ted joined Greg Bishop on Air to discuss the latest news concerning Illinois’ population problems and Chicago’s crime statistics for 2023. Ted points out that no matter how you count the census numbers, Illinois is either shrinking or stagnating compared to the rest of the nation.

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Wally
2 years ago

First, Pritzker and IL are always demanding a recount, trying to squeeze in a few extra people. A recount in almost all states would probably find some uncounted people. Second, the basic fact is that IL population is not growing compared to other states, so, yes, it will lose seats in the House.

Where's Mine ???
2 years ago

How much did Illinois spend on census count? and JBs now are claiming they goofed up and have to spend more to recount.

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ET
2 years ago

It’s an absolute shame that the beautiful city of Chicago is in such decline, but it’s not surprising given the policies. I moved from Chicago (where I lived for 8 years) back to Austin, TX, my hometown. In Austin, the city council defunded our police, and then our far left voters elected a Soros-backed DA who refuses to prosecute criminals, and instead keeps prosecuting police officers who did nothing wrong. We are operating with a shortage of 500 police officers. We used to have excellent public schools and almost no private schools at all — now Austin ISD is almost… Read more »

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