Evensberg, Illinois/Iowa

Evensburg, IL
Evensburg, IL is a city located in the northwest side of Illinois and shares a border with IA, and the city of the same name. It has a population of roughly 311,892. The mayor is Earl Jones, a Democrat from Chicago, Illinois, who has served for 12 years as mayor. Evensberg is the 2nd largest city in Illinois behind Chicago. The city is about 24 miles away from Garden Groves, a town of about 300 people.

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POPULATION GROWTH
The city has experienced some population loss, although it is expected to gain population in the 2020 census due to a growing job market and lower gas prices and taxes, compared to the rest of Illinois. The city is growing mainly because of Chicagoans leaving the city and moving to Evensburg.

Transportation
Evensburg is served by Evensburg International Airport (KEVG), which saw 1,002,383 passengers in 2019. This airport was built in 1984 to replace the extremely dated Evensburg - Garden Groves International Airport (KBGG), which had minimal funding and was rated the worst airport in the world for 2 years in a row leading up the announcement of its closure, and remained in either the worst or in the top 2 worst for the next 4 years. KBBG was nearly renovated, but the Iowa government failed to get the necessary funds and by the time the Illinois Government stepped in, it was too late and the airport was announced it was set to shut down within the next 4 years on January 7th, 1980. A backup plan to save this airport was made a component of both the Carter and Reagan campaigns for president, although these proposals never went through under the Reagan administration. On September 4th, 1984, and later that day the final passenger flight left KBGG. Evensburg International Airport was opened. KBGG remained open for 8 months at the request of the Reagan administration for medical flights, the Air Force, and any other government flights like presidential visits or prison transport, but the main terminal was abandoned and demolished soon after all passenger flights were stopped. On April 22nd, 1985, the airport fully shut down and what was left of the airport was demolished. 2 of the 3 runways were demolished, although the 3rd was left on the ground until September of 2009.