State Comptroller Leslie Munger says the hardships in Illinois will increase dramatically if no budget action is taken by July 1st. Without a budget deal or even a short term plan in place for the new fiscal year, Comptroller Munger says her office can’t continue to make payments for things like MAP grants, cancer screenings, 9-1-1 call centers and education.
Munger says the state’s stack of unpaid bills is now more than 7.3 billion dollars.