Illinois tourism booms with record visitor spending in 2024 – WICS (Springfield)

Visitor spending in 2024 directly generated $4.7 billion in state and local tax revenue, supporting 282,165 jobs in the tourism and hospitality industry—an increase of 3,965 jobs from 2023.
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Hello, Indiana!
9 months ago

Do we adjust the figures for inflation? Probably not as that would steal the thunder away from JB’s victory lap.

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