If the state fails to hammer out a budget before the next fiscal year begins July 1st, many are asking when and will I get my check from the state?

Longtime University of Illinois Springfield political science professor Kent Redfield says that July first date isn't exactly a suggestion.

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Redfield says some state workers may not have to worry about their next check.

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Redfield notes retirees won't be impacted because their benefits come from state pension funds.