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Prepares the state's annual comprehensive financial report. [17] [18] [a] Approves or refuses the sale of state bonds in excess of statutory debt limits. [19] Illinois state agencies, as a matter of law, cannot generally incur debt in excess of sums appropriated by the General Assembly.
The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) is the department [4] [5] of the Illinois state government that assists veterans and their families in navigating the system of federal state and local resources and benefits, provides long-term health care for eligible veterans, and helps veterans address education, mental health, housing, employment, and other challenges.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government responsible for child protective services. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] As of June 2019 [update] , Marc Smith is the acting Director of Children and Family Services.
State Budget (billions $) [note 1] Annualized Fiscal years Reference Annualized budget per capita (in $) [note 1] S&P Credit rating in January 2017 [1] Alabama 12.69 12.69 2025
James R. Thompson Center, which has offices of Illinois officials. Pat Gauen, columnist of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, argued that Chicago is "de facto" state co-capital with Springfield [8] Springfield is the state capital. Many state offices are in Springfield, and it is the regular meeting place of the Illinois General Assembly. [8]
That was the 10th year the state had estimated annual population loss. In 2013, Illinois’ annual population estimate showed an increase of 12,700. The following year began the decade of decline ...
Manufacturing in Illinois accounts for 14% of the state's total output and generates $101 billion in economic activity. [15] Illinois's manufacturing sector grew out of its agricultural production. A key piece of infrastructure for several generations was the Union Stock Yards of Chicago, which from 1865 until 1971 penned and slaughtered ...
The state of Illinois has the second highest rate of real estate tax: 2.31%, which is second only to New Jersey at 2.44%. [189] Toll roads are a de facto user tax on the citizens and visitors to the state of Illinois. Illinois ranks seventh out of the 11 states with the most miles of toll roads, at 282.1 miles.