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Illinois Debt Service Eating Up Earmarked Capital Fund

Posted on September 06, 2013

The Bond Buyer

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This article cites the Civic Federation’s August 30 blog post which found that the State of Illinois’ Capital Projects Fund was close to its capacity to fund additional debt. The Civic Federation said the State will have to forego approved capital projects or find additional resources to cover the debt service costs related to the $31 billion capital spending plan approved in 2009.