Planning to Have a Baby and Live in Illinois? You Need to See This

By Reboot Illinios

If you gave birth to a child in 2013, congratulations on the new addition to the family. Just so you know, that little bundle of joy will cost you more than 100 grand over the next 18 years, and that’s before college tuition comes in to play.

But the state you raise your child in plays a role too. Some states have low costs for caring for an infant, while other states have baby- and child-friendly environmental factors. Those states are among the best in the nation to raise your child, according to wallethub.com.

What about Illinois?

Wallet Hub ranked all the states in terms of which states are the best ones to raise a child. You can find out here where Illinois is ranked and why, along with how much that new baby will actually cost you over the next 18 years. You can find out where Illinois ranks and why, along with…

Maybe that’s part of the reason why Illinois has been among the leading states for people moving out in recent years, but that trend might be reversing, at least in the city of Chicago. Over this past summer, Chicago was actually the nation’s most “moved-to” city.

Chances are strong it wasn’t because of the baseball teams.

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