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A Garden Walk in the Garden Village
By Dee Longfellow
FOR THE INDEPENDENT
On Thursday, July 14, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger stated that the backlog of bills for the state will continue to grow through the fall and early winter until it hits the $10 billion mark by New Year’s Day. That many unpaid invoices will cause payment delays of six months or longer to the state’s venLeslie Munger dors and suppliers. Munger’s announcement comes on the heels of the passage of the stopgap budget passed recently. “While the stopgap is a positive step forward, it does not address our larger fiscal challenges,” she said. When we look at the numbers we are facing, the realities are sobering.” She noted that the state is on pace to spend as much as $2.5 billion more than it takes in during the next six months. “Severe cash shortages mean my office will continue to perform triage to help those most in need and protect our most critical services,” she added. Usually payments are handled on a first-in, first-out basis, but Munger said priority would be given to the following:
See MUNGER, Page 4
Having just moved to their Princeton Avenue home in January, Rich and Stacey Biagioli are first timers at the Villa Park Garden Club’s annual Garden Walk held Sunday, July 17. The front yard landscaping features an old fire hydrant (Rich was a Villa Park Firefighter/Paramedic). The backyard includes a baseball diamond and a Sulcata Tortoise named Franklin (see inset). More photos inside this issue.
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