The most recent updates, as of July 2022, show that $869 million of the total budget has been obligated or paid, which includes the $782 million to close the FY2021 budget gap. Approximately 53.4%, or $1.361 billion, remain in progress and reserved for future years.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.