Weekend Watch: Illinois' population change

Saturday, November 9, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our Weekend Watch shines a spotlight on government activity.

According to the Better Government Association, in a recent interview at FIA's annual expo, Governor J.B. Pritzker acknowledged the decline in Illinois' population.
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Pritzker said "Illinois lost population in 94 out of the last 95 years, so it's not like it's a new thing that we have a slight out-trickle of people leaving the state."

Kiannah Sepeda Miller with the Better Government Association stopped by ABC7 to talk more about the population of Illinois.
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