Kerr: 'Absurd' to refer to Durant as a villain. Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said it's 'absurd' to cast Kevin Durant as a villain, and he made light of All-Star forward Draymond Green's recent off-court issues.
The population of Illinois in 2016 is estimated at 12,837,801. The 2015 Census estimates put the population at 12,859,995, which was a decrease from the 2014 numbers. Illinois is one of only 7 states that has a negative growth rate in 2016. At -0.17% per year, it is ahead of only West Virginia.
The 2016 estimated population of 2.7 million makes Chicago the third largest city in the United States, behind New York City (8.55 million) and Los Angeles (3.97 million). Chicago is by far the largest city in Illinois, with the next largest city, Aurora, being under 200,000 people.