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