Civic Committee Statewide Public Awareness Campaign
Since the inception of its State Finance Task Force in 2006, the Civic Committee has warned that the State of Illinois is headed for financial implosion. However, the State has not addressed its fiscal problems over the past few years. Instead it has borrowed increasing amounts to pay its bills and has pushed off its current obligations to future generations.The State of Illinois now hangs on a financial precipice, with over $130 billion in debt and unfunded retiree-related liabilities and a growing annual structural deficit which is approaching $15 billion.
The behaviors that have gotten the State into this fiscal mess must stop. Continued borrowing to cover current costs will severely undermine the future of our State, our citizens and the companies that employ them. During this election season, the Civic Committee has launched a statewide public awareness campaign that will extend through the general election. The campaign will seek to educate the public about the State’s fiscal crisis and make the State’s financial situation the focus of the electorate.
The links below provide more information on the State’s financial crisis and the different components of the Civic Committee’s public awareness campaign.
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