The 2008 Report on Illinois Poverty showcases how Illinois families struggle to achieve or maintain economic stability. Negative economic shifts including stagnating wages and rising costs have taken their toll on people across Illinois, hitting those with the least to start with the hardest.
The report finds that poverty continues to cast a pall on Illinois' economic future. Statewide, poverty increased in 74 of Illinois' 102 counties. It now afflicts more than 1.5 million Illinoisans, representing a population large enough to rank as the nation's fifth-largest city. Nearly 250,000 additional Illinoisans have succumbed to poverty since 1999, a 19 percent increase.
But there is hope. There is a movement stirring throughout the country to act now to address poverty. With this momentum building and new collective efforts in Illinois, we can eliminate the poverty that deprives people of their human rights. Throughout the report are recommendations, or Opportunities for Change, that together can help us make strong, safe, and stable communities across Illinois that are poverty free.
2008 Report on Illinois Poverty
Contributing Organization(s): Social IMPACT Research Center
Author(s)/Creator(s): Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute on Poverty
Publishing Date: 2008-04-16
Issue Areas: Poverty and Hunger
Ownership/Rights Info: 2008 Illinois Poverty Summit
File info: 56 pages; 4.46 MB file size
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Type/Format: FactSheet
Language code: English
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