The Policy Shop

The Policy Shop


Ep. 3: Illinois budget fact check with Adam Schuster

September 13, 2021

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is campaigning for re-election by claiming he has balanced Illinois’ budgets and managed its pension funds well. Both of those claims are inaccurate, Adam Schuster explains, and deep, structural issues are to blame. The senior director of budget and tax research dives into what the numbers show for Illinois’ finances and how the state can actually right its course.