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Lawmakers do little to ease Illinois budget deficit

By Sean Crawford, Illinois Public Radio

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Springfield, Ill. – Faced with a $13 billion deficit, Illinois lawmakers had some tough choices to make as they put together a new state budget.

But in the end they did little to solve the state's serious financial problems, and could actually wind up making things worse.

Sean Crawford reports from Springfield.

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