Illinois is second to Alaska in net outbound migration. Many move out, but few move in.
Behind the Chatter
Consider the Chicago Tribune article on the ‘Illinois Exodus.’ An “Escaping Illinois” Facebook group has more than 39,000 followers. One man even wrote a song called “Goodbye Illinois,” lamenting the state’s taxes and political corruption and expressing his desire to leave.
The state has been struggling to keep residents for decades, with more people leaving than arriving since at least 1970. But it’s only in the last few years that the state’s population and that of its largest and most important economic engine, Chicago, have slipped.
Outward Bound
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