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Financial pro says Illinois following Puerto Rico's footsteps financially

By Cheyenne Dickerson | Jun 1, 2017

Illinois appears to be heading south in more ways than one, a financial expert said on a Chicago-based radio show recently.

Bankruptcy bounces around as backup plan

By Cheyenne Dickerson | May 2, 2017

After two years without a budget and a failed attempt to compromise on a "grand bargain," some in Illinois are asking whether bankruptcy is a viable way out of the state's financial morass.