Today’s number: $500.25 billion
Monday, Jun 1, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller
* I’m thinking this appropriations line contains a tiny little scrivener’s error…
Section 285. The sum of $500250000,000 or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Human Services for a grant to Chicago Westside Branch NAACP for operating expenses.
Hmm.
- Perrid - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 2:49 pm:
You don’t think we’re giving the NAACP half a trillion dollars? More than 9 years of the state’s budget? That mysteriously are missing the usual commas?
Lol
- Anyone Remember - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 2:54 pm:
Where’s Robert Redford’s crew from the movie Sneakers?
- Three Dimensional Checkers - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 2:55 pm:
The Governor has just got to learn to manage the budget better. /s
- OneMan - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 2:59 pm:
Puts finger to the corner of the mouth…
Half a trillion dollars….
- Just Another Anon - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:01 pm:
Oh, God. I’ve seen what you do for other people, and I want that for me.
- Matt - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:06 pm:
Man, this is going to make life harder for every lobbyist who didn’t deliver on their client’s budget requests. “You couldn’t get us $1M?! NAACP got $500B! You’re fired!”
- Archpundit - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:06 pm:
I wanna be the one to send the invoice.
- Demoralized - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:07 pm:
I’ll bet you $10 that some whack job conservative site picks this up and says Illinois is giving DEI a half a trillion dollars.
- Sleepwalker - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:18 pm:
Those poor bill drafters. Some young legislative staffer or LRB staff was likely entering that at 3am on limited sleep. It can be fixed.
- Leslie K - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:21 pm:
==I’ll bet you $10 that some whack job conservative site picks this up and says Illinois is giving DEI a half a trillion dollars.==
I wouldn’t bet against you.
- Emanuel Collective - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:22 pm:
Nobody tell Kevin Warren
- Let there be Sunshine - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:40 pm:
Ms Gates gonna be upset….
- Casper the Ghost Bus - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:43 pm:
A year from now the budget will show the West Side NAACP being hit with the largest funding cut in recorded state history.
- localgovhero - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:52 pm:
Some poor intern fell asleep at their desk for a second.
- thechampaignlife - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 3:59 pm:
===the largest funding cut in recorded state history===
“the largest funding cut in recorded state history *so far*”
- Proud Papa Bear - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 4:00 pm:
If you think that’s a lot, wait until you get to the part about funding the south side branch.
- thisjustinagain - Monday, Jun 1, 26 @ 4:02 pm:
I hate when I sneeze while typing.