Illinois Cities Face Revenue Shortfall, Ask Feds For Help – NPR

Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe said layoffs and furloughs are the last thing she wants to consider, but may have to. Her central Illinois city is facing a $5.5 million revenue shortfall.  “If we don’t get help in a major way, I don’t know how we recover. I can’t tax my citizens more. There’s just no more money to come back to us.”

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