Illinois faces “double population constraints” and young people flee the Democratic-led country
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The population of young people in Illinois is declining, which is an editorial for the Chicago Tribune.
“Not only economically, but also in civic energy, creativity and community life, a decline in the population of young people means a shrinking potential. This is bad news for a state that relies on young people to power their workforce and future,” the editorial said.
His Tribune editorial board described the status of the aging population in Illinois, adding that the grassland state is “faster than the rest of the country.”
The editorial board of the Chicago Tribune urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to take action on the issue, citing the state “desperately” needs to “retain and attract young people.” (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The board urges Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, D. Action on this issue is cited by the state’s “desperate” need to “retain and attract young people.” Pritzker signed legislation to make universities more accessible and affordable. The move comes after Pritzker cited research by the Illinois Higher Education Research Council that nearly half of the state’s high school graduates fled to colleges outside the state without returning.
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“There is a 70% chance that when they arrive at colleges outside of Illinois, they won’t come back,” Pritzker said in a March press conference. “It’s a real problem, so we want to stay the best and the smartest in the state.”
Other factors are driving the state’s aging population.
The retirement population in Illinois is growing. Editorial Currently, the median age is 39.4, five years older than in 2000.
That was a “steady rise,” the board added. However, the state is on average 25 years younger than the rest of the country.
(Illinois’s young population is declining, which is an editorial for the Chicago Tribune.
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From 2020 to 2024, the number of “adult adults” in Illinois fell by 1%, while the rest of the country grew by 2%.
The board details the reasons for the decline in young people’s population is due to population losses, “immigration” and low birth rates.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a series of legislation aimed at making the university more affordable and accessible when it fled the state and may never return.
“Illinois faces a double shackle on population. Due to the ongoing migration, not only are fewer than women of childbearing age in the state, but those who leave fewer children than others. Our birth rate has lagged behind most states, especially in the southern and western states, especially in the southern and western countries, and the gap is growing,” Tribeene wrote. “The long-term impact on our workforce, tax base and economic vitality is hard to ignore.”
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