Illinois cities tackle population shifts with arts and housing strategies – WICS (Springfield)

Illinois cities tackle population shifts with arts and housing strategies – WICS (Springfield)

Dr. George Deltas, Department Head of Economics at the University of Illinois, highlighted the link between population and local economies. He said, "Then we observe the population declining, and then we might erroneously believe that, you know, the economy is doing bad because people are leaving, even though in fact people are leaving because the economy is going bad."

Justin Hurst Announces Comeback Bid…to Springfield City Council…

Although only the City Council and School Committee are on the ballot this year, Springfield’s midterm elections had been shaping up into a competitive affair. However, no at-large Councilor is retiring and the odds of defenestrating an at-large incumbent are daunting. That may have changed on Friday. Former at-large City Councilor Justin Hurst pulled papers on Friday to reclaim a citywide seat on the Council. The post Justin Hurst Announces Com…