Largest spending plan in Illinois history now law as critics see no reforms – Center Square

Politics aside, Adam Schuster with Illinois Policy Institute said the budget doesn’t do anything to bring structural reforms like changing the state’s pension system, something he says takes about a quarter of every tax dollar the state brings in. “So throwing more money at a black hole of debt is not the way to solve Illinois’ pension crisis.”

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