Editorial: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s showdown with Illinois lawmakers: Will they help or balk? – Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is about to learn a lesson in state political dynamics. If she’s counting on Springfield to help balance her 2020 budget, she’d better have a Plan B. And probably a Plan C. Weeks ago, Lightfoot might not have predicted that her “asks” of Springfield would confront so much resistance. She often has said Chicago is the “economic engine” of the state, warranting the attention of all legislators. But that’s part of the lesson in governing here. Little consideration gets granted in Springfield without the counter question, “What’s in it for me?”

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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