Holy Toledo. That’s a staggering debt.
And there’s an article here, recently posted, about how Illinois is losing population, which has government planners concerned. Declining population means declining tax revenues, among other things.
Good luck Illinois.......
Even worse, it is impossible to revive the states with these debt problems. NJ has the same problem; anyone buying a home or opening a business here is buying a piece of a massive IOU; they will be bled dry to pay for “services” rendered years ago (and their taxes won’t provide for any current services/maintenance).