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Court order boosts funding plea as lawmakers build budget JOHN O CONNOR, AP Political Writer April 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Tyrone T., left, and Jack L., discuss their jobs which have been on hold because of the COVID 19 pandemic in this April 1, 2021, photo at the Springfield, Ill., group home they live in operated by Sparc, an agency devoted to assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A state study prompted by a federal consent decree reports that it would cost the state $329 million this year alone to meet the 2011 court order s demands expanded community-based housing, training and the reduction of a list of 18,000 awaiting services. Sparc is prohibited by law from releasing full names of its residents.John O Connor/APShow MoreShow Less

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