Champaign County lost 2,102 residents in 2016, contributing to a statewide trend that saw more residents leave Illinois than any other state, the Illinois Policy Institute and Chicago Tribune said recently.
Rather than bring in more money for the state, a pair of bills would probably drive more businesses out of Illinois, the founder of a financial website says.
A public policy group is calling on Illinoisans to demand that the Senate follow the House's lead and approve a bill that would allow voters to decide to consolidate local governments.