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Illinois Economy

Past Due: Is The Budget Impasse Affecting The Economy?

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Jamey Dunn-Thomason

Published January 6, 2016 at 9:06 PM CST

The monthly Flash Index provides a snapshot of the Illinois economy. In December, that picture showed the slowest economic growth the state has seen since March of 2013.

Past Due host Jamey Dunn talked with Fred Giertz, who compiles the Flash Index for the University of Illinois' Institute of Government and Public Affairs, about the state's economy and the consequences of the budget impasse.