The “sanctuary” state of Illinois allocated more money in its 2025 budget to cover free healthcare for illegal immigrants than it did for the state’s road repair fund, home-delivered meals for the elderly, expanding foster homes, and the arts, combined.

A Washington Examiner analysis of the state’s budget, put forth in state Senate Bill 251 last year, revealed that the state put $629 million toward taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrant adults from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.