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Past Due: Bill Backlog Continues To Climb With No Budget Compromise in Sight

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The state will soon enter its 10th month without a budget, but spending continues and bills keep piling up. 

Past Due host Jamey Dunn sat down with Rachel Otwell for an update on Illinois' backlog of bills, higher education funding and legislation that calls for more spending in the current fiscal year. 

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