Agree with WKUHilltopper also. Except to add that we should shoot them after we confiscate all their assets.
No one addressed as to whether Nixon’s revenue sharing contributed!
My 2 cents.
1. State reverts to territorial status. Territorial governor and state office heads appointed by fed. All current elected members of state government both legislative, executive & judicial either fired or retired (like state judges!). All banned from state politics for at least two election cycles.
2. All state contracts including union voided.
3. No new state hires for at least two election cycles, then 1 hire for every 2 leaving. Any gaps can be filled by shuffling personnel or closing the position.
4. State retirees take a 5%-10% haircut.
5. Higher Education: 20% cut in state university administrative positions precedence of cuts done as most recent created to oldest.
6. Education K-12: 30% cut in all administrative positions.
7. Change in Illinois State Constitution (may already exist!): 2 Senators per Illinois county. This would increase the say of the rest of Illinois over places like Chicago.
8. Change in the Illinois State Constitution (again may already exist!) to allow the state government to decertify corrupt local governments like Chicago & Cook County.
9. State term limits for all elected officials in Illinois.