Illinois By the Numbers; Chicago Tribune

An Opinion Piece today in the Chicago Tribune provides insight into where Illinois stands relative to other states. Several important ideas from the analysis assembled by the Tribune:

• One of the worst states for job creation and business confidence
• The WORST state for funding its employees pension obligations
• The state with the most units of government
• Not effective in providing public education
• 29th in the US out of 50 in voter turnout
• 29% of the state budget (3rd in US) spent on Medicaid (health care for the poor) which provides health services/benefits to 1 in 5 people in IL.