In Illinois, 225,409 forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans valued at approximately $22.85 billion were approved, according to the Small Business Administration; Congress passed legislation in December making the change explicitly tax exempt. Whether states, who also impose a tax on forgiven loans, will agree is a different matter.
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.