Illinois Loses Congressional Seat Due to Census Results

U.S. Census
This Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. Paul Sancya, File / Associated Press
U.S. Census
This Sunday, April 5, 2020, file photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. Paul Sancya, File / Associated Press

Illinois Loses Congressional Seat Due to Census Results

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Census results confirm America’s population is shifting from Northeast and Midwest rust belt states to sun belt states of Texas and Florida as well as North Carolina and westward. For Illinois, declining population numbers means the loss of one Congressional seat.

Reset looks into the upcoming fight over redistricting and what losing a Congressional seat could mean for things like schools, infrastructure and other federal funding. 

GUEST: Dave McKinney, WBEZ government and politics reporter