They Paid $1,700 To Get Water For Their Community Garden, But City Won’t Turn On The Taps – Block Club Chicago

A city spokeswoman said the department has issued six permits to community gardens to use city water this summer; There are more than 800 community gardens in the city. “It seems negligent in the midst of a pandemic where so many people are food insecure to hold up a vital part of maintaining a garden,” one gardener said.

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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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