Shock Survey: Illinois Sheds Title of Worst-Run State in America

Last year, Illinois earned the abject accolade of worst-run state. The good news for 2015 is that title has been bequeathed to New Mexico. The bad news is Illinois only moved up one spot, so we’re now the second worst-run state in the U.S.

And since 24/7 Wall Street mostly looked at key financial, social and economic indicators from 2014, the survey doesn’t take into consideration that Illinois has been operating without a budget for five months and counting.

Here’s how Illinois compares to its neighbor states as well as to the rest of U.S., according to 24/7 Wall Street.

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