The legislative forecaster expects the state to end the year with revenue $755 million higher than the last estimate released by Pritzker’s budget office. The growth may be short-lived, however. COGFA projects FY27 revenue will decline $458 million from the current year.
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.