For the third year in a row, Chicago’s population has decreased. The Census rolled out info this week that shows Chicago dropped close to 4000 residents over the past year. If you were worried that Houston would ascend to the #3 spot in the U.S., no worries… Chicago’s still .4 million ahead of Houston.

And while the trend is pointing south, the director of research for the Metropolitan Planning Council tells the Associated Press he expects our area to grow through 2030.