Chicago Vasulu Ravali

[andhravodu]

Chicago area sees greatest population loss of any major U.S. city, region in 2015

 

After years of financial woes, Lindsey Yates and her husband had to at last address the nagging question: Should they stay or should they go?

 

The young couple's continued residency in Chicago was threatened by new obstacles every few months. First came the rising property taxes, then the stress of finding a decent school for their 2-year-old son in a neighborhood they could afford. Three weeks ago, Yates and her family hit the road, leaving the South Loop and successful careers in the rearview mirror as they headed toward their new house in a Denver suburb.

 

"The thing that boggles my mind: How is it that a dentist and a business professional and their one young son" can't make it work financially? Yates asked from the road, at a pit stop in Nebraska, where her in-laws are living. "If we can't make it work, who can?" she asked.

 

 

By almost every metric, Illinois' population is sharply declining, largely because residents are fleeing the state. The Tribune surveyed dozens of former residents who've left within the last five years, and each offered their own list of reasons for doing so. Common reasons include high taxes, the state budget stalemate, crime, the unemployment rate and the weather. Census data released Thursday suggest the root of the problem is in the Chicago metropolitan area, which in 2015 saw its first population decline since at least 1990.

 

Chicago's metropolitan statistical area, defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, includes the city and suburbs and extends into Wisconsin and Indiana. The Chicago area lost an estimated 6,263 residents in 2015 — the greatest loss of any metropolitan area in the country. That puts the region's population at 9.5 million. While the numbers fell overall, there were some bright spots in the Chicago area: Will, Kane, McHenry and Kendall counties saw growth spurts, according to census data.

 

The Chicago region's decline extended to the state. In fact, Illinois was one of just seven states to see a population dip in 2015, and had the second-greatest decline rate last year after West Virginia, census data show. While the state's population dropped by 7,391 people in 2014, the number more than tripled in 2015, to 22,194.

[andhravodu]

Texas attracts the greatest number of Illinois residents, followed by Florida, Indiana, California and Arizona, according to 2013 IRS migration data. Weather isn't the only reason people are leaving the state. More Illinois residents move to other Midwestern states than the number of Midwesterners moving to Illinois, said Michael Lucci, vice president of policy at the right-leaning Illinois Policy Institute. Job and business creation are simply stronger in neighboring states, he said.

 

"We talk opportunity all the time. If you're moving to California, you might be a tech worker, or you might be someone who likes sunshine," he said. "But when you see Illinois losing people to every Midwestern state, you know it's not weather. People are moving for economic reasons."

 

Through the 1990s and 2000s, Illinois saw what demographers consider normal rates of exodus for the state, about 50,000 to 70,000 more residents moving away from the state than moving in. But in 2015, the number spiked to about 95,000, and in 2015 it reached more than 100,000 people, according to census data. Several moving companies that examine industry trends found high numbers of Illinoisans moving out of state. Allied Van Lines this year ranked Illinois No. 2 on its list of states with greatest outbound moves with 1,240, said spokeswoman Violette Sieczka. The numbers are limited to the movement of entire households.

 

The loss of residents over the last 20 years translates to about $50 billion in lost taxable income, and about $8 billion each year in lost state and local tax revenues, Lucci said

[andhravodu]

meeru tappite evaru undatledemo mee state lo

[princeofheaven]

i like aurora naperville area,rest of il sux

[andhravodu]

i like aurora naperville area,rest of il sux

 

aurora Kane county, naperville Will county ani choosa. ee 2 counties konta bagane nilabaddayi ani rasadu article lo

[andhravodu]

ltt for chicago boys

[Janamejayudu]

chicago subbarao la kosam LTT

[soldier]

Ok you are seeing other side.
I'm seeing... World top 5 tourism lo undi.
And most lovers unna place, lovable and nice people.

[ceelogreen]

used to be one of the best places to live but last couple of years shyiat is going down ... taxes are driving everybody crazy myan... even people who supported the tax increase are now realizing their mistake as infra didnt improve and its in a pathetic state now.

[ceelogreen]

i like aurora naperville area,rest of il sux

 

even those areas living quality decreased significantly myaan compared to 2006-2008 ...

[andhravodu]

even those areas living quality decreased significantly myaan compared to 2006-2008 ...

 

correct man tax base taggipotundi, janalu ellipotunte, govt pattinchukovatledu

 

unnollanemo high tax esi savagodutunnadu antunnavu. emi chestunnaru aa money. mottam hawala ki potunda emiti

[ARYA]

:O

[soldier]

correct man tax base taggipotundi, janalu ellipotunte, govt pattinchukovatledu

unnollanemo high tax esi savagodutunnadu antunnavu. emi chestunnaru aa money. mottam hawala ki potunda emiti

Tax lu kattevallakante teesukune vallu ekkuva unnaru.
Chicago is the only city revenue generating....rest of places nill.
All previous governors are in prison. Only state in us has that record.

[suryausa]

Chicago or Texas move avudam anukunna for some personnel reasons. Ippudela mari lol

[Kalam_Youtheman]

Ok you are seeing other side.
I'm seeing... World top 5 tourism lo undi.
And most lovers unna place, lovable and nice people.

 

 

its VIRGINIA.....   its for lovers