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Illinois is facing a financial crisis that effects all of us who live in the state regardless of our political affiliations. We all have a responsibility to elect effective leaders that can meet this difficult challenge with real solutions.

Being an educated voter, I think, is the first step in making sound decisions in November. The following two articles are just a few that speak to the current condition of the state’s budget.

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Illinois Stops Paying Its Bills, but Can’t Stop Digging Hole
By Michael Powell, The New York Times
Published: July 2, 2010

40,000 Illinois State Workers To Get 14% Payraises
By Mike Flannery, FOX Chicago News
July 7, 2010