The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 3,167 home loans totaling $992.8 million in Illinois during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.
Shannon Adcock, founder of Awake Illinois, said that soaring property taxes are driving young people out of the state and will severely impact Illinois's political future.
Steve Cortes, president of the League of American Workers, said on the Prairie State Wire podcast that economic policies under former President Barack Obama largely favored elites while many families experienced declining financial stability.