Illinois was ranked as the 24th most prosperous state in the report, up slightly from 2021. The Land of Lincoln ranked 6th in the country for business climate, but received poor scores in the areas of safety and security, at 34th, and economic quality, which ranked the state 48th in the country.
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.