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$16.7 billion

Illinois' backlog of unpaid day-to-day bills.

Illinois' backlog of unpaid day-to-day bills. Governing reporter Dan Vock explores what has gone so wrong in the state in our May cover story.

Natalie previously covered immigrant communities and environmental justice as a bilingual reporter at CityLab and CityLab Latino. She hails from the Los Angeles area and graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in English literature.
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