THE STATE THAT STOPPED BELIEVING IN ITSELF
Published on: 12/01/2026
Illinois didn’t collapse overnight — it drifted. As businesses leave, workers disengage, and opportunity chooses other states, the warning signs are clear. This is the story of how policy, power, and paralysis are reshaping the Land of Lincoln.
Illinois economic declineIllinois business exodusChicago employment crisisIllinois tax burdenIllinois out migrationJB Pritzker policies
