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Illinois’ population of young people is dwindling, an editorial from the Chicago Tribune warned.

The state is seeing a larger decline in residents 18 and younger than any other state. It’s also getting older and seeing losses in its working-age population.

Illinois lost residents from 2020 to 2024: US Census Bureau. Alexander, Pulaski, Gallatin, Henderson and Greene lost the most. See population trends by county in map ...

While Illinois lost population as a whole in recent years, 15 of its 102 counties gained residents from 2020 to 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau’s estimates of the ...

Maps: Where do Illinois and its counties rank among states, counties with the most excessive drinkers, per new report?

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole new states.

These are the 10 poorest counties in Illinois, according to finance website SmartAsset, which reviewed 2024 data on income and more. Seth Perlman AP Seven southern Illinois counties were recently ...