WASHINGTON — Within minutes of learning the 2020 census undercounted Illinois – a mistake left uncorrected, shortchanging state and local governments of millions of dollars of federal cash — Gov. J. B. Pritzker talked to Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth plus Reps. Danny Davis, Jan Schakowsky and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia to start mapping strategy to recoup.
The undercount in Illinois the Census Bureau announced on Thursday — off by 1.97% — means Illinois did not lose population, but instead gained about 250,000 residents between 2010 and 2020.
