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Social Services Back Senate Bill on Bonds Sales
CHICAGO (AP) -- Leaders of Illinois' social services agencies are still owed millions by the state, they say the income tax increase is just a start to solving their funding crisis.

At a news conference Wednesday, they urged lawmakers to pass a Senate bill allowing the state to sell $12 billion in bonds.

The leaders say part of that money would let Illinois keep them going until it can collect from the tax increase.

George Jones is executive director of Ada S. McKinley Community Services in Chicago, which provides child care and education services. He says the state still owes his agency $6 million.

State Senator Donne Trotter says he thinks the bond proposal has a good chance of passing even in a new legislature and Illinois is on the right path to becoming a viable state.

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