Easy answer: Chicago controls the state.
“How Illinois became America’s most messed-up state”.....
I can explain that with one (1) word “DEMOCRATS”
Actually the Democratic Party controls Chicago and has historically run the state (at least most of the time in recent decades). One party rule is usually bad. When the one party rule is Democratic, bad usually becomes disastrous.
Combine between corrupt republicans and stupendously corrupt Democrats.
For a few years now, as I cross The Ill. State, I make it a point not to stop instate to buy anything, like gas and fast food.
Who wants to contribute to delinquency?
can’t blame the origins on Chicago. RINO Gov Jim Edgar is solely to blame. Against the analysis of the Fab5 State Senators (Fitzgerald, Rauschenberger, Lauzen, O’Malley, and the one who lost his courage) Jim Edgar gave the Public employee unions everything they wanted in exchange for political support from the unions.
Under Gov Edgar and Gov George Ryan, both RINOs IL spent big and promised big for the future. More than half of Republican legislators went along with their governor.
Alex I will take the Democrats for $100