Research: Announcement: Moody’s proposes revised methodology for US states and territories – Moody’s

Not good for Illinois: "Proposed changes include reducing the weight of the governance factor to 20% from 30% and increasing the weight of the economy factor and the debt and pensions factor to 25% each from 20% each, to reflect the relative influence of the state or territory economy and the effect of long-term liabilities on credit assessments."