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.”
At least WBEZ is being honest, recovery isn’t coming. In fact, more of the fringe and recently gentrified neighborhoods are going to again be overrun by the unwashed masses. Irving Park, Western and Roosevelt will be the new ‘Maginot Line’ by which no one can safely cross. As the police department shrinks (due to sleath budget cuts disguised as Defund the Police movements), the residents of the southwest and northwest sides will see their property values decline and become overrun with criminals and other city residents desperately seeking a community with a functioning grocery store and retail presence. This is… Read more »
Irving Park, Western and Roosevelt is pretty big.
Looters should be injured.
I was a little surprised about Naperville.
Racial profiling is to be expected. No good suburb wants to be another Harvey, Maywood, etc.
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