Talk:Illinois/Archive 3
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Circle graph key overlapping chart in demographics section
Birth data chart is partially overlapped by by "Racial/Ethnic Makeup of Illinois excluding Hispanics from racial categories (2018)" circle graph key and "Racial Makeup of Hispanics in Illinois (2018)" circle graph. I suggest both graphs are removed per WP:Stacking and because the "Racial Makeup of Illinois (2018)" circle graph suffices for this topic. If not, they should be at least moved to fix the overlap. 2001:1970:564B:4700:C434:D3E7:4D55:4838 (talk) 00:30, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
Etymology section not up to standards again
The statements seem to be contradictory. The etymology is explained and then retracted with the statement "this is not supported in the etymology" w/o citation. Marked it as citation needed. Without any other sources, the etymology looks fine and a version that reflected that (w/o the insertion of an uncited retraction) was in the archived discussion of this section. What gives? Needs cleaning up.
Notification: Housing in Illinois
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Effects of pandemic on population totals
The Demographics section is quite detailed about declines in state population in advance of the release if the 2020 Census results. I updated the year-to-year estimated loss with a matching source and added sentence about losses not being due to the Chicago metro area, but from Downstate. There is no mention of the effect of excess deaths from the pandemic on the population total. I saw an article in passing with a remark like that, but as my search was aimed at getting a recent source for year to year changes (July 2019 to July 2020), I was not checking that aspect of population change, and guessing what the Census will show. Is it worth mentioning? - - Prairieplant (talk) 12:11, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
- There were about 23,000 such deaths. I wonder where that fits in in the grand scheme of things, but I'm more interested in emigration for population impact. – John M Wolfson (talk • contribs) 20:17, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2022
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206.246.7.180 (talk) 16:22, 9 February 2022 (UTC)When the page mentions the Stevenson family, the page says Adlai Stevenson III is still living, when he actually died on September 6 2021
Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2022
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Add "The Chicago Dogs member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball" to the list of minor league teams Kehoechicago (talk) 20:03, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Done Courtesy ping Kehoechicago. ––FormalDude talk 20:09, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau undercounted Illinois' population.
Within the past day, it's been discovered that the 2020 Census for Illinois was off by 2%, and Illinois actually grew by more than 250,000 residents (rising to over 13,000,000 in total). However, that number is only an estimate and not a precise number, and the census bureau's 2020 number (which said the population decreased by 18,000 residents) hasn't been updated yet. How should we go about mentioning this: update the census information in the table, add a footnote to the table, or mention it in the paragraphs? DishonorableKnight (talk) 06:08, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
- @DishonorableKnight: - I've opened a discussion related to this at WT:USA, if you are interested. Bneu2013 (talk) 02:08, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
Illinois Growth
The US Census released a report admitting it undercounted Illinois' population for the 2020 census. Now, that is rare for the Census to admit that it undercounted anything, but the Census did admit it undercounted about eight different states, and overcounted a few others. The Census Bureau says Illinois actually grew by about 250,000 residents, which would put the state's population at 13,080,000. This means Illinois has reached the plateau of having over 13 million people for the first time in its history and actually grew since between 2010 and 2020. Perhaps this article should reflect what the Census Bureau says is the actual numbers. 2600:8801:1301:1900:F533:AA4B:9FFD:8E5D (talk) 08:06, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
Etymology
I had heard that there was an island named île noire (Black Island) by French fur traders. Then the name was mistakenly used for the whole area by English settlers. I do not have a reference. Was the weak similarity to a native name a coincidence? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.3.184.152 (talk) 03:54, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
Rewriting suggestion + grammar correction
Change 'Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockford, as well Springfield it’s capital' to 'Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area and the Metro East section of Greater St. Louis. Other metropolitan areas include Peoria, Rockford, and Springfield, the state capital' Oligarchs0 (talk) 04:39, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
Revision "Undid revision 1141756093 by Lectrician1 (talk) " by ThecentreCZ
@User:ThecentreCZ Reason? Lectrician1 (talk) 02:51, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
Population
The US Census Bureau has stated itself that Illinois' population increase to over 13,000,0000 people. They admitted that they erred and undercounted the state's population and gave new updated numbers. People have previously asked in this forum why the actual updated US Census numbers haven't been added. Illinois' population increased at the 2020 census. It's interesting that Wikipedia, an internet encyclopedia that's looking for donations and credibility, is not updating the article with the official US Census updated numbers. 2600:8801:131C:6F00:21AE:B1BB:BB7F:C88D (talk) 02:07, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2023
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In 2018, The top countries of origin for immigrants in Illinois were Mexico (36 percent of immigrants), India (10 percent), Poland (7 percent), the Philippines (5 percent), and China (4 percent). Add this information to the demographics section.
Source: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_illinois.pdf 94.127.212.209 (talk) 07:05, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
Note: IP was blocked on 18 August 2023 for 3 months. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 06:46, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
Not done: Please don't use a proxy to start multiple requests about the same subject. Feel free to reopen this one using your IP or account. M.Bitton (talk) 17:49, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
Chicago Bandits listed as active sports team
The NPF league folded in 2021, the teams page reflects this information correctly. This should be moved to former sports teams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bandits GuitarCigarMan (talk) 16:13, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 21 November 2023
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Under "Demographics", there should be information regarding the fact that the state population of Illinois was under-counted by approximately 250,000 people, when updated information was released by the Census Bureau two years later in 2022:
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/05/2020-census-undercount-overcount-rates-by-state.html
Recommend editing the "Demographics" section to include information/disclaimer acknowledging the census undercounting by 1.97%, which would clearly indicate that the state population is actually above the 13 million threshold. 2443t5erer4 (talk) 00:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
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Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. Thriftycat Talk • Contribs 03:27, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
