Illinois (my homestate) has gotten exactly what it deserves. For decades, downstate (rural) Democrats continued to vote strictly along party lines, in the sickeningly mistaken belief that their party was still run by Harry S. Truman types. This idiocy, combined with the corruption of the Chicago political capos they put into power (not to mention the sheer number of voters - both those already dead and those still living and voting early and often - have turned Illinois into a virtual socialist state. It’s broke, most of its governors wind up indicted, and you have to get permission from your local chief of police to own a firearm. (Google “Illinois FOID”). Hell, you can’t even buy a firecracker in the Land of Lincoln. Take a look at East St. Louis, and that’s what the entire state will look like in about 50 years.
Because of my chosen career (financial mathematician), there are only a few states in which I could get a reasonable job. Illinois is the best on the list. Others would include Connecticut (lived there for 8 months and hated it), New York, New Jersey, Massachusettes, and California. Of course, financial firms are beginning to move out of these states.
I think Illinois will soon be ripe for the picking. People are really pissed about the tax hikes and employers (including my own) are threatening to incorporate in different states to lower their tax burdens. The problem with economic reality is that eventually you run out of ways to escape it.