He has refused to touch that money when it came to dealing with Chicago Public Schools shortfalls.

think beside competing w/ downstate casinos, and possibly taking business away from them, as well as using the power ball and/or mega millions jackpots for school funding, there seems to be an inordinate amount of depending upon gambling income, which is sometimes iffy.

Another sin tax. Why not sell Pot recreationally, and legally, and use the proceeds for pensions (instead of medical only)?

Just recently got revamped and expanded statewide this year last summer

It is a recreational proposal and the pensions here are heavy but I understand these were contracts made
His speech :
Should they follow that course, a portion of that revenue could go toward strengthening our pension funds and securing the retirement of the workers who depend on them.
I believe recreational marijuana has social costs that must be considered. And like a casino, revenue would take time to be realized.
But if the State goes down that path, those resources can and should be used to further solidify our pensions without asking more of Chicago taxpayers.
If we take all of these steps, from a consideration model, to amending the constitution, to issuing bonds, to a casino, to recreational marijuana, we will dramatically reduce what is asked of our taxpayers.
We will meet our goals of both stabilizing Chicago’s pension funds and asking the least amount from Chicago taxpayers

automatic run to the voters for a tax increase, why not? After all, Alcohol does the same thing revenue wise for a lots of municipalities too. Unfortunately of course being a 'sin tax', but I guess that's the price we pay for government services. Perhaps there should be some sort of balance between 'sin taxes' and 'taxes' based on actual revenues / income in the state, which I think eventually is found by voters.