Earlier news items, with citations to those that no longer have live links
- Fact-check: What we’re watching as Chicago mayor’s race heats up – Chicago Sun-Times, November 11, 2018*
- Chicago Inside Out – Places Journal, October 2018
- Fact-check: JB Pritzker says our workers are nation’s most educated … – Chicago Sun-Times, August 5, 2018*
- The Daily Line’s Aldercast: Demographer Rob Paral on Chicago’s reverse Great Migration … – The Daily Line, July 6, 2018
- Number of working-age adults in Illinois declines – Illinois News Network, June 21, 2018
- Cook County’s black population continues to decline – Chicago Sun-Times, June 20, 2018*
- Analysis: Illinois’ population is falling, but the sky isn’t – Daily Herald, June 9, 2018
- Illinois’ population is falling, but it’s not all due to taxes – The State Journal_Register, June 7, 2018
- A Look Behind Chicago’s Demographic Numbers – Urbanophile.com, June 7, 2018
- Fact-check: No, Chicagoland isn’t the only metro area losing residents – Chicago Sun-Times, June 1, 2018*
- No, Chicagoland isn’t the only metro area losing residents – PolitiFact, June 1, 2018
- Chicago exodus? Millennials and wealthy are actually moving in – Fox Business, May 25, 2018
- Census: Chicago’s population drops third year in a row – Fox 32 Chicago, May 24, 2018
- Chicago Population Drops for 3rd Straight Year – Chicago Tonight | WTTW, May 24, 2018
- Census Bureau: Chicago’s Population Drops for 3rd Straight Year – NBC Chicago, May 24, 2018
- Chicago’s population drops for third year in a row, losing 3,825 in 2017: Census – Chicago Sun-Times, May 24, 2018*
- Want to restrict immigration? To fill jobs, Wisconsin may need more … – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 24, 2018
- Chicago population decrease may reflect lack of jobs, crime, housing – Columbia Chronicle, April 15, 2018
- Rage, Riots, Ruin – Chicago Tribune, April 2, 2018*
- Democrats Fear Illegal Aliens Losing Elected Representation After … – Breitbart News, March 29, 2018
- 2020 Census Citizenship Question ‘Politically Motivated,’ Say Officials – Chicago Tonight | WTTW, March 28, 2018
- 2020 census citizenship question sparks concerns, Illinois will sign … – ABC7 WLS TV, March 28, 2018
- Downtown Gaining Residents, While People Are Leaving the South … – Bisnow, March 28, 2018
- 2020 census citizenship question sparks concerns, Illinois will sign onto lawsuit – ABC 7 News Chicago, March 28, 2018
- Chicago-Area Population Drops for 3rd Straight Year – Chicago Tonight | WTTW, March 22, 2018
- Census: Chicago area saw decrease in population last year – WQAD Moline, March 21, 2018
- Chicago’s private-sector employment: Really the highest in city history? – PolitiFact, January 22, 2018
- Kevin Leininger: National attention for ‘Electric Works’ is justified … – News Sentinel, January 3, 2018
- Foreigner policy: Immigration increasingly vital to region’s economy – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, January 3, 2018
- Population Loss: The Downsizing of Chicago and Illinois – The Redline Project, December 23, 2017
- Accelerated population loss could mean Illinois loses two … – The Capitol Fax Blog, December 21, 2017
- How the neighborhoods along the Chicago Marathon route have … – Chicago Tribune, October 7, 2017*
- Diversity or degree? Chicago becomes best-educated city as … – Study International News, October 5, 2017
- Why the Midwest can’t afford new cuts to immigration – Crain’s Chicago Business, September 26, 2017*
- Immigrants plant roots; Chicago and the Midwest harvest – Chicago Tribune, September 22, 2017*
- How to cut off Midwestern growth: Restrict immigration – DesMoinesRegister.com, September 21, 2017
- The Rust Belt Needs Legal Immigration – The Atlantic, September 18, 2017
- The Literal Whitewashing of Chicago’s Latino Murals – CityLab, June 21, 2017
- As Chicago’s black population plunges, whites flock to near downtown – Chicago Sun-Times, May 29, 2017*
- Chicago’s population drops slightly, but Aurora, Naperville see gains – Chicago Sun-Times, May 25, 2017*
- The Real Problem with Chicago’s Shrinking Population – Chicago Magazine, May 8, 2017
- Why Immigrants Are Leaving Chicago – CityLab, March 31, 2017
- Immigrants Offset Population Decline, Keep Midwest Economy Afloat – New American Economy, March 31, 2017
- Cook County Lost More People Last Year Than Any Other County in … – DNAinfo, March 23, 2017
- Chinatown’s South Side neighbors see surge in Asian-American … – Chicago Tribune, January 27, 2017*
- Mixed-status immigrant families fear Trump’s policies to come – Chicago Tribune, January 18, 2017*
- Number of unauthorized immigrants living in Illinois down 10 percent – Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2017*
- Estimating the Chicago area’s undocumented immigrant population – Chicago Tribune, January 3, 2017*
- Why is Illinois Shrinking? – Chicago Tonight | WTTW, December 27, 2016
- Incomes Have Declined in Most Chicago Neighborhoods, Even the Rich… – Chicagoist, October 12, 2016
- Which Chicago is your neighborhood in? – Crain’s Chicago Business (blog post), September 29, 2016*
- Number of unauthorized immigrants in Illinois drops 10 percent, study … – Chicago Tribune, September 20, 2016*
- Latino population growth in Chicago, US slowing, study says – Chicago Tribune, September 8, 2016*
- Chicago’s Black population keeps falling – The Chicago Cusader, June 17, 2016
- Chicago Sees Population Decline as Experts Warn Houston Could … – NBC Chicago, May 19, 2016
- Census numbers don’t tell the whole story about Chicago’s declining … – Chicago Tribune, March 30, 2016*
- Why the Second City is First in Population Loss – Chicago Tonight | WTTW, March 29, 2016
- Hispanic vote surfaces in Illinois primary – Medill Reports: Chicago, March 17, 2016
- Charting Chicago’s lagging growth – Chicago Tribune (data visualization), September 22, 2015*
- Amid city’s violence, 4 neighborhoods go years without a murder – Chicago Sun-Times, June 27, 2015*
- Millennials Remade Cities, But Will They Keep Living in Them? – Governing.com, June 25, 2015
- Chicago’s Population Grew Last Year—By 82 – Chicagoist, May 22, 2015
- Chicago’s population ekes out really small gain – Chicago Tribune, May 21, 2015*
- Suburban senior day cares cater to dramatic ethnic population growth – Chicago Tribune, May 18, 2015
- Downtown job boom spreading only so far – Crain’s Chicago Business, December 6, 2014*
- 7550 Miles from Home, Chicago’s Ethiopians Build a Cultural Museum – Gapers Block, November 4, 2014
- Immigrants Help Spur Area’s Population Growth – Journal Times, June 1, 2014*
- Midwestern United States: Immigration Helping to Overcome Population Loss and Aging Workforce – Aging Workforce News, June 1, 2014
- Los Inmigrantes Compensan la Pérdida de Población en el Medio – Al Día News, June, 2014
- Chicago Council Report Shows Immigration Counters Population Decline and Aging Workforce in Midwest – The Chicago Council on Glocal Affairs, June, 2014
- Hastert Among GOP Supporters of Immigrant Reform – The Washington Times, April 22, 2014
- Interactive: Where the Uninsured Live – Chicago Sun Times, March, 2014
- Illinois Banking’s Changing Landscape – ABA Banking Journal, March, 2014
- Undocumented Immigrant Study Focuses on Legislation – Streetwise, February, 2014
- What We Lose If We Do Nothing on Immigration – Highlander, February 1, 2014
- Amish, immigrants boost uninsured in Illinois county – The Southern, December 14, 2013*
- Chicago Is Dying – Pacific Standard magazine, November 12, 2013
- Illinois School Report Card Finds Dramatic Shifts in Ethnic, Racial Makeup – Education News, November 1, 2013
- Albert R. Hunt: Republicans Brace for Bitter Immigration Fight – Newsmax, November 1, 2013
- Republicans Can’t Ignore Minority Voters – Politico, October 1, 2013
- Downstate, Black Areas Home to Highest Share of Government Workers – Crain, August 1, 2013*
- First Comes Immigration Reform, Then Comes … What? – Zócalo, June 1, 2013
- Immigration Myths and Facts – Chamber of Commerce of the USA, June 1, 2013
- Census Data: Chicago Slowest Growing Big City In U.S. – CBS Chicago, May 1, 2013
- Marco Rubio, America’s Hardworking Immigrants Deserve Real Reform – The Guardian, April 1, 2013
- Cook County Welcomes More Immigrants, Population Grows – Progress Illinois, March, 2013
- Chicago-Area Population Grow’s at Snail’s Pace – WBEZ, March, 2013
- Where Are All the Children? – Chicago Tribune, January 1, 2013
- Immigrants Get Lending Hand to Get Legal – The Wall Street Journal, January, 2013
- Arizona bloquea Acción Diferida – Informador, August 1, 2012
- Obama’s Election Victory Spurs Young Immigrants to Seek Temporary Legal Status – Peninsula Press, December, 2012
- Mayor Emanuel Unveils First-Ever Chicago New Americans Plan – City of Chicago, December, 2012
- Latino Students at Northeastern Illinois University get a new permanent home – Logan Square Neighborhood Association, November 1, 2012
- Downtown Chicago Grows, and Grows Younger, as the Rest of the City Ages and Shrinks – Chicago Magazine, October 1, 2012
- Who are the DREAMers? – NYS Immigrant Action Fund, August, 2012
- Where and Who Are The Young People Eligible for the President’s “Deferred Action” Initiative – Hispanically Speaking News, August, 2012
- Arizona bloquea Acción Diferida – Informador, August 1, 2012
- Estudio: Mayoría de dreamers son mexicanos – Fox News Latino, August, 2012
- Census sees Chicago’s population inching up – Chicago Tribune, June 28, 2012*
- Emanuel wants Chicago to be the ‘most immigrant friendly city in the world’ – Examiner, June, 2012
- Asians outnumber Hispanics among new immigrants to U.S. – Washington Post, June 1, 2012
- Chicago Law and Education Foundation – A Model of School-Based Legal Services – Shriver Center, May 1, 2012
- Immigration, Crime, and Population Decline in Chicago and Beyond – Chicago Magazine, April 1, 2012
- New interactive map shows numbers to be insured – The Telegraph, April, 2012
- Deporting All Of America’s Illegal Immigrants Would Cost A Whopping $285 Billion – Business Insider, January, 2012
- The Political and Economic Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in the Bluegrass State – La Voz de Kentucky, January, 2012
- County’s illegal immigrant population estimated at 198,000 – North County Times, July, 2011
- Census: Houston grows, but Chicago remains larger – WLS 890AM, June, 2011
- More minorities moving to suburbs – Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2011
- Super shoppers come long way for suburban Asian groceries – Chicago Tribune, February 1, 2011
- Neighborhood population drain – Chicago Tribune, February 1, 2011
- Something’s gotta give when city redraws ward map – Chicago Sun-Times, February, 2011
- Losses in Cook County slowed Illinois growth – Chicago Sun-Times, February, 2011
- Census: Illinois growth slow, driven by sharp increase in state’s Hispanic population – Chicago Tribune, February, 2011
- Illinois: Democrats’ lone redistricting prize is a big one – Washington Post, December 1, 2010
- Mexican community to celebrate with Mexico 2010 Chicago bash – Chicago Tribune, Sep, 2010
- Illegal immigrants down, but not in Illinois – Chicago Tribune, September 1, 2010
- Mexico 2010 Chicago bash will celebrate breadth of Mexican immigrants’ diversity, country’s bicentennial – Chicago Tribune, September 1, 2010*
- In any language, Chicago still a big talker – Chicago Tribune, April 1, 2010
- Cleveland lost nearly 10 percent of its population this decade, census data shows – Cleveland.com, July, 2009
- Hispanic eco devo group expands its services to Johnson County – The Pitch – Kansas City, June, 2009
- Panel to consider immigrants’ effect on economy – Chicago Tribune, June, 2009
- Job-stealing immigrant a threat…to truth – MySanAntonio.com, May, 2009
- Experts Untie the Immigration and Unemployment Knot – World Sentinel, May, 2009
- Pro-immigration group’s study contends immigrants don’t impact unemployment – Salt Lake Tribune, May, 2009
- Study finds US immigration does not increase employment – Global Visas, May, 2009
- Janet Napolitano: Legalization a hard sell – Politico, May, 2009
- Immigration is an Economic Issue, and the Midwest Needs to Treat it as Such – St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April, 2009
- New citizens may sway election – Bakersfield Californian, October, 2008
- High percentage of kids with immigrant parents could transform California electorate, report says – Sacramento Bee, April, 2008
- A foot in the kitchen door – Baltimore Sun, November, 2008
- A foot in the kitchen door – Hartford Courant, November, 2008
- Barak Obama es el primer afro-americano en la historia de los EE.UU. que ocupara el cargo – Santa Fe New Mexican, July, 2008
- Foreign-born voters have big Valley voice – Fresno Bee, October, 2008
- Asians, Latinos could change course of US election: Report – SindhToday.net, October, 2008
- Ballot Power: Immigrants naturalized voters critical in deciding races, report finds – Modesto Bee, October, 2008
- El poder politico de inmigrantes – Univision, October, 2008
- Dan Walters: California faces huge upheaval – Sacramento Bee, March, 2008
- Immigrants gain voting strength in California, show study – China View, April, 2008
- Chicago: The World’s Kind of Town? Leaders Promote Projects to Help the City Compete in Global Market – Washington Post, February, 2008
- Lives on hold waiting for US visas – Manila Standard Today, May, 2007
- Undocumented Latinos follow job growth into conservative regions – Sacramento Bee, February, 2007
- Profile rising for Iowa congressman – Omaha World-Herald, June, 2007
- Immigration shifts states’ House power – The Austin American – Statesman, April, 2007
- Groups seek to mobilize immigrants: A new study highlights the political potential of immigrants eligible to become U.S. citizens as local advocacy groups hold citizenship drives across Broward – Miami Herald, April, 2007
- Spanish needs worry some teachers: Job security up in air, say those who don’t speak language – Chicago Tribune, August, 2007
- Illegal workers at issues 27th Senate District candidates – Daily Herald, March, 2006
- Illegal immigration still hot topic in Utah races – Desert News, April, 2006
- Immigrants’ illegal status divides area communities – Pioneer Local, April, 2006
- An immigrant’s story – Mid-Iowa News, June, 2006
- Missing from the middle Study shows economic effect of immigrants at extremes of skill spectrum – Daily Herald, October, 2006
- Home-buying program has cash, controversy – The San Diego Union-Tribune, February, 2006
- Hispanic population growing, not voting – Munster Times, March, 2006
- How immigrants make economy grow – Pool of workers fills gap left by declining U.S. birthrates – The Washington Times, May, 2006
- Immigration debate swells with influx – Omaha World-Herald, June, 2006
- Dad’s plight exposes troubled visa system: Sacramentan frustrated in effort to bring son to U.S. – Sacramento Bee, May, 2006
- Officials propose punishment for helping illegal immigrants – Chicago Tribune, Sep, 2006
- A foot in the kitchen door – Chicago Tribune, November, 2006
- Immigrants drive economic growth – Washington Times, May, 2006
- Selling illegal immigrants the American dream – San Francisco Chronicle, June, 2006
- Illegal immigrants establish a labor pool vital to the U.S. economy – Chicago Tribune, April, 2006
- Latinos in R.I.: An expanding presence – Rhode Island News, August, 2006
- Immigrants fuel recent area boom in housing: Newcomers plant roots, benefit local economies, census study’s author says – Chicago Tribune, October, 2006
- Immigrants courted as good customers – USA Today, May, 2006
- One Nation, Two Worlds – Houston Chronicle, February, 2006