For over two years, Illinois was without a budget, and millions of residents of all ages suffered through the lack of depleted programs and services. We now have a budget.
Despite the budget, we are nowhere near out of the woods! Illinois still has a long way to go until our state finances are restored, service providers are paid, vulnerable citizens receive needed services, municipalities are supported, higher education funding is not threatened and the state’s debt burden is not hanging over everyone’s head.
We must continue urging our elected officials to fix these issues and not let the state remain in disarray.
Enough is Enough! AARP Illinois demands action from Illinois politicians and commitment from gubernatorial and all other candidates for state office to make fixing Illinois’ finances their number one priority. Permanent solutions must be implemented that restore Illinois’ fiscal health, provide the services our population – especially vulnerable Illinoisans – need, and ensure a bright future for our children and grandchildren.
Illinois' budget deficit
Backlog of unpaid bills exceeds $8 billion
Illinois' long-term debt; Worst in nation by $80B
Unfunded public pension obligations exceed $130 billion
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said today that if no action is taken, Illinois’ budget deficit for the new fiscal year would be $435 million more than the Rauner administration estimated in November. The deficit is $3.2 billion, Pritzker’s office sa...
read more...
SPRINGFIELD — The state of Illinois faces a potential budget deficit of $3.2 billion in the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1, far more than former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration projected late last year. That’s t...
read more...
There’s no doubt Illinois is in a financial mess. But the proposal to fix it offered up this week by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago—senior executives from the Chicago area’s leading employers—shows little regard for Illinois...
read more...
There’s no doubt Illinois is in a financial mess. But the proposal to fix it offered up this week by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago—senior executives from the Chicago area’s leading employers—shows little regard for Illinois...
read more...
The Illinois Capitol breathed a sigh of relief this summer when Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic-controlled legislature agreed on a state budget. But most Illinois voters say they’re not sure the deal will solve the state’s $1.2 bil...
read more...
What are we to do when half of Illinois voters say they’ve considered moving out? AARP Illinois urges all candidates for state office in Illinois, beginning with Gov. Bruce Rauner and his Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker, to present de...
read more...