IN QUAD CITIES, ILLINOIS SHRINKS WHILE IOWA GROWS

March 13, 2017 By Jim Muir Leave a Comment

The Centennial bridge over the Mississippi bridge on US 67 that connects the quad cities. (Wikipedia photo)

The Centennial bridge over the Mississippi bridge on US 67 that connects the quad cities. (Wikipedia photo)

MOLINE/ROCK ISLAND, IL- (Michael Lucci – illinoispolicy.org. Please click to read the full article. Here is an excerpt) The Quad Cities region of northwest Illinois and southeastern Iowa are a microcosm of the tragedy unfolding all across the Land of Lincoln. The Mississippi River separates the two states, and the four cities that make up this region. The Illinois side of the river is shrinking at the same time the Iowa side of the river is growing, revealing that Illinoisans are choosing to flee the state and move to nearly identical communities elsewhere. The most salient difference between the Illinois and Iowa cities is that they live under very different governments.

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