Wow, that's great! That will be a huge boost to downstate! With most Illinois counties losing population, here is to hoping we can keep these downstate cities alive. Bloomington-Normal and Champaign-Urbana seem to be the two that will fair the best in the coming decades with U of I and ISU anchoring them.
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