WBGZ Radio 5/24/2021 |
By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
As many of the youngest and brightest people continue to leave the state, a community development research specialist at the University of Illinois Extension said there are ways to reverse the trend.
In 2018, 86 of Illinois’ 102 counties experienced population decline, and according to preliminary Census figures for 2020, it appears nearly all of Illinois’ 102 counties lost population.
Pam Schallhorn has spent the past six years studying what prompts people, especially young adults between the ages of 20 and 40, to return or remain in rural communities. She feels it does not have to be a foregone conclusion that young adults leave their small Illinois towns for greener pastures.
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On this episode of The Divide, we hear from David Gilford, principal at HR&A Advisors and co-founder of the Broadband Equity Partnership: a consultancy focused on ending the digital divide in the US.
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