Illinois received an upgrade Thursday from Moody’s Ratings, which lifted its issuer rating to A2 from A3. Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the latest in a series of upgrades for the state since he took office in 2019. “Our tenth credit upgrade speaks volumes to the state’s commitment to consistent fiscal discipline ? even as the Trump administration creates widespread economic uncertainty,” he said in a statement Thursday. “With each credit upgrade, Illinois saves taxpayers millions of dollars in interest payments and further demonstrates the benefits of long-term improvements to our fiscal position.”nIllinois remains an outlier among states for exposure to