The state owes the University of Illinois $421 million. It owes its public schools another $564 million. A recent survey by the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago of more than 500 non-profits found that 59 percent were waiting on back payments from the state. Almost a third reported laying off more than 10 percent of their staff.
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February 2, 2010, Chicago Sun-Times: Fix Illinois’ fiscal mess–now
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