Illinois looks to federal government for bailout money – Center Square

Other states are dipping into rainy day fund to cushion the losses caused by the pandemic. Illinois can’t do that because its rainy day fund is nearly empty. “Certainly not the time to say ‘you should have saved better’ or anything liked that, but it does point to really the importance of states working to drive dollars during the good times into those reserve accounts,” said Wes Tharpe, deputy director for State Policy Research for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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A statewide concern: Illinois’ population decline outpaces neighboring states – Wirepoints on ABC20 Champaign

“We are not in good shape” Wirepoints’ Ted Dabrowski told ABC 20 Champaign during a segment on Illinois’ latest population losses. Illinois was one of just three states to shrink in the 2010-2020 period and has lost another 300,000 people since then. Ted says things need to change. “It’s too expensive to live here, there aren’t enough good jobs and nobody trusts the government anymore. There’s just other places to go where you can be more satisfied.”

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