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Creative Bookkeeping Helps Prevent Illinois Layoffs

A little creative bookkeeping produced good news for nearly 2,000 Illinois state employees, seven communities and thousands of people dealing with mental disabilities and illness.

The plan that was approved this week provides extra money for seven state institutions slated to close and beefs up spending on substance abuse, mental health and more.

Some of it comes from putting more money into a special program that is then matched by the federal government.

Officials also declared some special-purpose funds contained surpluses that could be used elsewhere. A fund that supports government pensions, for instance, produced $95 million more than expected.

Some extra money is available because Quinn used his veto powers earlier this year to cut $89 million that helps schools pay for transporting their students.

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