A Federal Look At Illinois' Budget Crisis

Congressman Bill Foster invites you to join a discussion of Illinois' budget crisis from a federal perspective. The discussion will examine how the budget crisis is impacting essential services in Illinois and consider possible solutions.

Friday, March 11, 2016

10:00 - 11:00 am

Hesed House

TLC Dining Room - Entrance B

659 S. River St.

Aurora, IL 60506

As Illinois’ budget crisis continues, our nonprofit community is paying the price through loss of funding and cutbacks that our social service providers cannot afford. The cause of Illinois’ budget woes, however, are being misdiagnosed. As a state, Illinois pays out more in federal taxes than it receives, while other states receive more than they pay out. Illinois loses more than $40 billion each year as a result of this “Payer State” Problem.

Join Congressman Bill Foster, State Senator Linda Holmes, State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, State Representative Stephanie Kifowit, and representatives of Hesed House and Stepping Stones, for a discussion of the current state of Illinois nonprofits and why we need to work on a bipartisan basis to address the Payer State Problem.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Maria Manzo on our staff at Maria.Manzo@mail.house.gov or call (630) 585-7672.