Court order boosts funding plea as lawmakers build budget
JOHN O CONNOR, AP Political Writer
April 25, 2021
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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
Court order boosts funding plea as lawmakers build budget
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Question of the Day Statues of legendary Illinois politicians Abraham Lincoln, left, and his longtime nemesis Stephen A. Douglas, right, adorn the second floor of the state Capitol rotunda in this Sept. 16, 2020, photo. House Speaker Emanuel Chris Welch on Wednesday, April 14, . more > By JOHN O CONNOR - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois House of Representatives task force will judge Capitol artifacts against the values and morals of the state, the House speaker said Monday in an accounting that began with last summer’s removal of a Stephen A. Douglas statue following the revelation that the legendary Illinois senator owned slaves.