Like many millennials who work in Washington, D.C., I returned home for the holidays, a small town in Illinois. This year, the holiday season felt particularly different, though I couldn’t immediately figure out why.

After reading my favorite Illinois newspaper, I realized what it was: Many of my friends and family are leaving the state.

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