Center Square story, includes “…U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, said the $900 billion stimulus bill that passed Congress late Monday has a lot of spending, just not for state and local government budget deficits. But there are a lot of funds for government services like public schools and more. … As to advice for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who’s been holding out for federal aid to plug the state’s budget that’s billions out of balance, Durbin said don’t bank on it. …”
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