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“You’ve got to look at all the data and understand that when
you’re trying to attract, remember that every state has people
that leave and come, the point is to get net improvement in
population,” Pritzker told The Center Square after a campaign
rally in Chicago.
Data confirms Illinois gained population over the last year, but
lost population since 2020.
Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi said it’s clear the policies of
Pritzker and majority Statehouse Democrats are driving people
out with increased taxes and spending. She said Republicans have
the answers.
“Under Republican leadership you will find responsible control
of government and getting government out of the lives of
ordinary families, and that's the difference between Republican
and Democrat,” Salvi told The Center Square.
Pritzker announced his bid for a third term as governor
Thursday.
Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, who announced in April she’s vying
for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, said the
Pritzker administration’s policies are focused on younger
people.
“When I think about erasing medical debt, when I think about
making college more affordable, when I think about the pathways
to the trades and jobs, community college, even child care and
making that more accessible, those are things that Gov. Pritzker
and I have delivered on here in Illinois.”
Salvi said the Democrats' policies aren’t helping, they’re
hurting.
“Major corporations and businesses that rely on those have
shuttered up and to move to more tax friendly states and with
them go families and jobs to better climates,” Salvi said. “So
this is the Pritzker legacy,”
Aside from losing people 18 and under at the fastest rate in the
country, Illinois had the 6th fastest rate of losing working
populations between 19 and 64 years old.
Jim Talamonti contributed to this story.
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