Pritzker, unable to see his toes, also is blind to Illinois' dire straits

A roundup of recent bad news for Illinois and Chicago.

In one of the most astounding assertions in Illinois history since the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley claimed there are no slums in Chicago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state isn’t losing population. Rather he proclaimed, Illinois is gaining population.

As the government proclaimed in a 2022 press release , “Governor Pritzker Statement on New U.S. Census Bureau Report Showing Illinois Population Increases”:

Following a review of 2020 U.S. Census Data, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today that Illinois was undercounted by nearly 2%. This means that Illinois' population grew by nearly 250,000 people and is now above 13 million people for the first time in Illinois history.

That claim was widely debunked then and now comes some new data showing, once again, that people are fleeing Illinois for points yonder.

The Epic Times reported, “Illinois Tops List of States Americans Left in 2022”:

For the fourth year in a row, Illinois has topped the list of states from which Americans are fleeing in droves, according to a new report from moving company Allied Van Lines…..

lllinois was the state in which the most number of Americans fled in 2022, with approximately 66.1 percent more Americans moving out of the state compared to just 33.9 percent moving in.

When it comes to Chicago, the report said:

Chicago is an outlier among outbound cities this year, the only one with a housing market below the national average, a sign other factors (e.g. crime, economy) play a more significant role in its migration patterns," analysts said.

As a nearly life-long Illinois resident, I’ve been watching other data that are documenting the decline of the Prairie State:

• Chicago pension debt rises to $35 billion as mayor hunts for fix

• Chicago’s pension crisis worsens with investment losses

• Chicago-based United Airlines looking to expand its Denver hub, possible bad news for Chicago and its over-built O’Hare International Airport

• “At one high school in Peoria, not a single student could do math at grade

  level.

• ”Illinois’ destructive policies leave black residents behind”

• Illinois’ Financial Condition Fails Despite Receiving Federal Funds

• Etc.

Never fear; Pritzker is here.