When you hear the bad news regarding just how many people leave Illinois day after day, you have to wonder why there are still so many folks hanging around.
The annual migration report from Allied Van Lines and Zillow found that Illinois reported the largest outmigration of residents of any state during 2021, which would make last year the 8th consecutive year of population decline in Illinois.
With Arlington International Racecourse (Arlington Park) scheduled to close forever and on the market to be sold and potentially torn down, lots of speculation is going on about the Chicago Bears making that space their new home.
We've been hearing about and seeing Illinois' "outbound migration" troubles for at least a decade now, and a new study shows the problem is on the increase.