Illinois now finds itself in its strongest financial position in decades:
10 consecutive credit rating upgrades
$8 billion overdue bill backlog paid
$12 billion of short-term debt eliminated
$2.4 billion shored up Rainy Day Fund
17-year high pension-funded ratio
Darren Bailey hasn't changed a bitโand Donald Trump is backing him. Again.
Meanwhile, Illinois is helping first-time homebuyers buy a house.
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