Local businesses try to compete with Amazon Prime days – FOX32 (Chicago)

At a locally owned garden store, they sent a message to customers saying "prime schmime." It’s time to shop small. “Of $100 spent $68 stays in the community,” said LaManda Joy of City Grange. “In a couple weeks, they can vote with their vote, but they can also vote with dollars, and small businesses now more than ever need help of the community."

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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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