(Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
In a story from the Chicago Tribune, Rob Paral, senior research specialist with UIC’s Great Cities Institute, addresses Chicago and suburban population rates from the 2020 census.
Rob Paral, a researcher with the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago, called the results showing Chicago’s population gain a “good census” for the city, noting that it bucked expectations from previous surveys that predicted population losses.
“Some of the narratives we have of decline haven’t really been that accurate,” Paral said. “The suburban portion grew too — barely — but it held its own.”
