What could Illinoisans do with an extra $3.3 billion?

Illinois spent $3.3 billion more on state pensions than projected by state forecasters between 2017 and 2022. Here are a few things those tax dollars could have been used for.

Road maintenance costs per mile based on national highway spending and performance data. Illinois income filers based on most recently available IRS data.
Table: @illinoispolicy Source: Illinois General Assembly Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, author's calculations