Illinois Budget Crisis 2010: Big Cuts Coming For Schools, Police, Child Care

Though Gov. Pat Quinn won’t discuss his proposal for fixing the state’s massive deficit until Wednesday, a top Quinn aide told the Associated Press Monday that the state can expect 17,000 teachers to lose their jobs, thousands of poor families to get less help with child care and fewer state troopers to patrol the roads.

Quinn budget director David Vaught told the AP that even if lawmakers agree to Quinn’s proposed tax hikes, the state will still face big cuts.

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