>After 67% tax increase Illinois’ Unpaid Bill Crisis Just Keeps Getting Worse
January 19, 2012 8:55 AM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Illinois keeps falling farther behind on its debt.As WBBM Newsradio’s Regine Schlesinger reports, officially, the state has a backlog of more than $4.25 billion in unpaid bills.
But Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says when one factors in other bills, the figure is closer to around $8.5 billion.
