Illinois must reign in spending – Illinois Policy

Since 2020, the state has gotten 15.6 billion in federal aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While that funding was temporary, Illinois has permanently increased what it spends. That has caused a fiscal problem for the state, with projected budget deficits totaling nearly 21 billion during the next five years. Expenditures are forecasted to grow nearly 20 in that time, but revenues only 11 in that time.