A total of 5 percent of the casino’s revenue is distributed among local communities, mandated in the law creating the license. “A lot of the municipalities are underfunded, so they use that money for their pension plans,” said East Hazel Crest Village President Thomas Brown.
And there you have it. No infrastructure repairs, more policing ( or whatever sector of public services is lacking ) or anything else that benefits the taxpayers. Right into the good ole pension fund.
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.
And there you have it. No infrastructure repairs, more policing ( or whatever sector of public services is lacking ) or anything else that benefits the taxpayers. Right into the good ole pension fund.