The only thing that will change the corrupt, one-party state of Illinois is bankruptcy. It won’t be pretty, but it needs to come soon.
Illinois is holding out for a federal bailout. They should go back to being a territory. Then, they get no vote in congress, and can’t vote in presidential elections.
And surely they realize they’ll be going hat-in-hand to DC for a bailout sooner rather than later—probably much sooner than they anticipate—and it *might* help to have NOT pissed off the King beforehand....
“It won’t be pretty”
particularly since states are unable to declare bankruptcy ...