A Texas Reader
Tue, Jun 9, 2020 9:12 p.m.
Midwestern Cities Continue to Lose Population. Two of the Fastest-Shrinking are in Illinois.
 | Rockford and Decatur are among the fastest-shrinking cities in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, part of an ongoing trend of Midwestern cities losing residents ... www.chicagotribune.com |
ATR: There is plenty of heavy manufacturing here in Texas, from semiconductors, to offshore oil platforms, to locomotives, to Toyota pickups.
Perhaps the problem is the labor force in Rockford?
East side of Rockford still good but declining. West side bad to very bad for a long time.
ReplyDeleteRockford used to be high up on the Soviet bombing list. That was where the tools to make tools were made. That is gone a long time ago. The Swedish King whenever he would pay a state visit to the USA always made a point of visiting Rockford. So strong was the presence of the Swedish settler community to the area. That gone too a long time.