Tax, Budget Vote May Be Too Late for Illinois to Escape ‘Jun
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Thursday will be do or die for an Illinois’ first budget since July 2015.
Should Illinois’ credit rating be downgraded, the state would be the first in U.S. history to reach “junk” status. Amanda Vinicky joins us with the latest from Springfield.
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Tax, Budget Vote May Be Too Late for Illinois to Escape ‘Jun
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Should Illinois’ credit rating be downgraded, the state would be the first in U.S. history to reach “junk” status. Amanda Vinicky joins us with the latest from Springfield.
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