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.”
I thought she would actually give some particulars how to share the pain. Instead she stands up there and says “Hey guys, I have no idea what to do” like a deer in headlines. Why did she even want this job in the first place? That speech was such a rookie mistake. Then again, she’s the city’s de facto insolvency receiver, she’s not the mayor. She’s not here to lead us or run the city – she was elected to clean up the mess.