The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay ...

Some departments in Illinois have missed out on $1.88 billion in federal funds since late January, when that office directed federal agencies to "temporarily pause" certain financial assistance.

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