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Originally Posted by Baronvonellis

Since the economy is doing alot better, do you think the population losses from the south and west sides have stopped by now? I think once we can stabilize those areas Chicago will start to gain population overall.

The population losses on the south and west side are more driven by violence and poor schools than the economy in general. That being said, the economic disadvantage of the residents of the south and west sides definitely is a primary contributor to those issues.