"Taking a step back, the speed at which our budget has ballooned is staggering. In 2019, the city of Chicago had a budget of $10.7 billion. This year, the budget is $17.1 billion — a 60 percent increase in just six years. Are our streets 60 percent safer? Are our schools 60percent stronger? Have we helped create 60 percent more jobs? We all know the answer is no."
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.
If you go bankrupt for a large enough number, you can brag.
It’s not impossible, it’s called bankruptcy.
They need to clean the slate and start over including all pensions and union contracts.