Illinois finally gets a budget

Posted online July 7, 2017 | 11:21 am

The two-year budget stalemate in Illinois is over, but financial troubles remain.

The legislature pushed through a $36 billion budget, but the state still has $15 billion in unpaid bills.

It also owes a quarter-trillion dollars in pensions to state workers upon retirement.

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