Announced plan to write off $1 billion in unemployment fund debt
Joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced an agreement to rid the state of its unemployment insurance loan debt. The $1.36 billion Unemployment Trust Fund debt will be eliminated through a $1.8 billion contribution of public funds, where the additional $450 million will be an interest-free loan to be …
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