The Illinois General Assembly recently approved spending $2.7 billion to reduce part of $4.5 billion of debt in the unemployment insurance trust fund, the fund that pays for unemployment insurance benefits. Illinois has received $8.1 billion of the funds aimed at providing the state relief from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Illinois General Assembly recently approved spending $2.7 billion to reduce part of $4.5 billion of debt in the unemployment insurance trust fund, the fund that pays for unemployment insurance benefits. Illinois has received $8.1 billion of the funds aimed at providing the state relief from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
An investigation found $4 billion in funds to be doled out by politicians at their discretion, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker controlling half of it. The extra pork was packed into Illinois’ $45 billion infrastructure plan, including $144 million for Madigan friends – some who never asked for it.
The state’s $45 billion in capital projects through the Rebuild Illinois initiative in 2019 included $4 billion in pork-barrel projects that were slipped in without any public input, the BGA reported.