Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the continued out-migration of people from Illinois, what those losses will mean for the state going forward, why Illinois’ leaders have to admit the state has problems before we can fix them, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- South and southwest Chicago suburbs to be hammered by massive property tax increases
- The great exodus continues: Fresh IRS data shows Illinois loses residents to 40 other states
- IRS migration data: Big blue states biggest losers of people, wealth. Big red states biggest winners. – A Wirepoints 50-state survey
- If you’re shot, robbed or assaulted in Chicago, there’s a 50/50 chance there’ll be no police to respond to your 911 call
Audio and summary 
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
drove state line to gurnee- funny how there is plenty of open land – but no development . Enter Wisconsin and Warehouses sprout up like weeds left and right … Illinois business climate is toast
It is the best thing you can do for yourself and your family.
Florida and Texas are getting lots of new people and offer great economic opportunities.
Do not forget to give Illinois the 1 finger Salute on the way out.
Hmm, my intuition told me Biden was losing it in 2020. The Dems just came to the conclusion that Biden has lost it last week. Now they’re in worse shape than if they had put forth a sentient candidate then.
When, Illinois Dems come to the conclusion that driving out productive taxpaying people and importing illegal aliens isn’t working we’ll all be in worse shape too. This may take several more years as a Dem has difficulty with cause and effect and math in general.
You forgot to include the most important data source when it comes to population trends. Of course I’m talking about the JB Pritzker I Told You Illinois Is Perfect Because I Said So official book of made up things. Yes, that’s right, you need to ignore those carnival barker reports that dare to suggest everything isn’t super fantastic in the land of milk and honey known as Illinois. I mean, sure, Illinois may lose the occasional resident that is tired of being fleeced by corrupt politicians, but what do a few thousand high income earners really matter? And yes, some… Read more »