Illinois State Comptroller
Recent News About Illinois State Comptroller
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Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities says it has no backlog to submit in debt transparency report
It seems the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities didn't turn in a required report in time for State Comptroller Susana Mendoza's first debt transparency report because the council had nothing to report, or at least that's what its director says.
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DCFS says it missed deadline for comptroller's debt transparency report, but did turn it in
It was a bit like the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services failed to get its required homework turned in on time for State Comptroller Susana Mendoza's first debt transparency report, but a department deputy director said they did get it turned in.
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State's vendor debt inches back up to $8.69 billion
Illinois' unpaid vendor debt ticked up to $8,690,348,325,49 the week of Feb. 7, ending a two-month trend where debt gradually decreased after setting a record high topping $16 billion.
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Illinois vendor debt continues creeping down to $8.5 billion mark
Illinois ended the week of Jan. 31 with unpaid vendor debt trickling down to $8,501,341,295.57, continuing a trend of at least seven straight weeks where the state’s debt issue has shown slight signs of improvement.
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State's vendor debt pegged at $8.6 billion as it continues inching lower
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt continued its downward trickle during the week ending Jan. 24, with the state’s comptroller’s website pegging it at $8,666,126,495.36, marking at least the sixth straight week the overall amount has gradually diminished.
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Illinois vendor debt dips below $9 billion mark
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt dipped below $9 billion for the week ending Jan. 10, continuing a downward trend that has seen debt steadily decline ever since hitting a record-high of nearly $17 billion.
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State's vendor debt inches downward to $9.1 billion
According to the Illinois Comptroller’s website, debt stood at $9,119,691,652.80 on Jan. 3.
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Illinois vendor debt falls to $9.29 billion as year draws to a close
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt dipped to $9,293,287,365.33 as of Dec. 27, according to the state comptroller's office, continuing a trend that has seen the state’s unpaid debt holding under $10 billion ever since Gov. Bruce Rauner moved to issue $6 billion worth of general obligation bonds to use toward Illinois’ then record-setting burden of nearly $17 billion.
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Illinois vendor debt inches up, continues to hover at $9.7 billion
The state of Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt trickled upward to $9,750,610,362.34 as of Dec. 20, marking the third straight week the amount has hovered around that level, according to the state comptroller’s office.
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State's vendor debt inches lower to $9 billion mark
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt fell slightly during the week ending Dec. 13, registering at $9,028,856,171.59, the state comptroller’s office reported.
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State's vendor debt sitting at more than $9 billion
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt crept slightly higher during the first week of December, to $9,192,633,377.29, as of Dec. 6, the state comptroller's office said.
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Illinois among tardiest in nation in financial reporting, Truth in Accounting says
Any good teacher will notice that the student most behind on assignments usually is the one struggling the most, and the same seems to be true of states with Illinois governmental units tardy in their financial reports.
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Illinois vendor debt dropping closer to $9 billion mark
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt dipped to $9,114,388,473.74 as of Nov. 29, after the state recently issued $6 billion worth of general obligation bonds toward the state’s once record-setting debt.
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Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt nears $17 billion
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt ticked closer to $17 billion earlier this month, unchartered waters even for the long cash-strapped state.
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Illinois vendor debt climbs back toward $16 billion
Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt has increased slightly since early October, ticking back up to near the $16 billion peak of September, according to the Illinois’s comptroller’s website.
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Watchdogs contend only sure things in Illinois are debt and taxes
Illinois has dug itself into a $15.7 billion hole in terms of vendor debt, and the figure gets worse every day, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) reported recently.
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Illinois vendor debt drops from record $16 billiion
Illinois' unpaid vendor debt ticked down to end September after setting a record high of more than $16 billion earlier in the month.
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No end in sight seen for tax-happy Illinois until taxpayers balk
Illinois raised state income taxes by 32 percent this summer, supposedly to pay down its vendor debt, yet that debt has only increased, providing further proof that taxes will keep going up until residents take a stand, according to Edgar County Watchdogs co-founder Kirk Allen.