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A long standing memorial to victims of gun violence, on the Saint Sabina Catholic Church grounds, is joined with a message of hope during the current pandemic crisis on the church's marquee sign in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Illinois state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, accompanied by State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Springfield Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Mendoza spoke after the Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a &quot;debt-transparency act&quot; that the Democratic comptroller pushed to help her plan for paying down a $16.7 billion backlog of old bills. Sen. Manar sponsored the measure, The measure, which becomes law on Jan. 1, requires state agencies to report to the comptroller on a monthly basis what bills they've incurred, instead of annually. Mendoza also announced she would begin using $6 billion in bond-sale funds to pay down a chunk of the backlog. (AP Photo by John O'Connor)

Veto override requires monthly accounting of Illinois bills

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House Speaker Michael Madigan, center, D-Chicago, leaves the House floor following a vote to adopt a spending bill amendment in Springfield, Ill., on Friday, June 30, 2017. Madigan said he will contact the bond rating agencies to ask them to postpone any decisions on further rate reductions while the General Assembly finalizes work on its first full budget in three years. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)

A look at Illinois’ budget disaster as impasse hits 3rd year

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FILE - In this June 28, 2017, file photo, Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, center, works on a laptop at her desk on the House floor at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois is hours away from entering its third fiscal year without a state budget, territory that could mean some universities won't be able to offer federal financial aid, road construction and Powerball ticket sales will halt and the state's credit rating will be downgraded to &quot;junk.&quot; (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP File)

Illinois facing dire consequences as budget feud continues

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In this June 14, 2017, photo, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Illinois, responds to a reporter's question during an interview in here office about the state budget in Chicago. As Illinois nears its third year without a state budget, Ms. Mendoza must prioritize what gets paid as new court orders mean her office must pay out more each month than Illinois receives in revenue. (AP Photo/G-Jun Yam)

Official warns Illinois finances in ‘massive crisis mode’

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