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News in Numbers

3 years

Time that Chicago's population has been in decline. In 2016, it was the only major U.S. city to lose population.

May 26, 2017 •

Caroline Cournoyer

Time that Chicago's population has been in decline. In 2016, it was the only major U.S. city to lose population.

Caroline Cournoyer

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.

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