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.”
None of this would have made Carlos Acosta any good at his job. Maybe stop with the preferential hiring practices in government agencies.
That goes for Secretary of State’s offices too.
Yes, Jabba, let’s just throw more $ at the problem, rather than try to reform the agency and improve its dismal record of letting kids die on its watch.
Yup-zero reporting on whats currently being spent or what other states spend. Googled, and dcfs current annual budget is approx $1.2 bil for 17,481 kids in custody. Jb will raise to $1.4 bil. And assume that doesn’t cover pensions & opebs