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Coverage dated November 29, 2022

Illinois business, labor groups agree on $1.8B unemployment debt plan

Headline from Quad-City Times

Illinois business and labor groups have agreed on a plan to erase a $1.8 billion debt, generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, in the account that covers unemployment benefits.

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  1. Quad-City Times

    Illinois business, labor groups agree on $1.8B unemployment debt plan (opens Quad-City Times)

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    Illinois business and labor groups have agreed on a plan to erase a $1.8 billion debt, generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, in the account that covers unemployment benefits.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Illinois business, labor groups agree on $1.8 billion unemployment debt plan (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The deal will save businesses $900 million in taxes they would have otherwise had to put up during the next five years.

  3. KSDK

    Illinois labor groups agree on plan to erase $1.8B in unemployment debt (opens KSDK)

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    The deal leans on surplus funds in the state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a Capitol news conference.

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