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Economy
Illinois emergency 911 system may be Tango Uniform due to budget cuts
2015-10-06
[Telegraph] SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois residents seeking help through their local emergency 911 systems may be on their own if the budget fight between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrats in the Legislature continues.

The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports without a budget in place, emergency call systems are no longer receiving revenue from a tax on cell phone users.

Under state law, 911 fees for landline phones are paid to county-level systems. Fees for cell phones go into a statewide pool. But Rauner says without a budget in place the money cannot be distributed.

"It's hurting every 911 center," said Connie Armstrong of the Woodford County 911 service. "That's money we use to pay our bills. We don't know what we're going to do."
Posted by:Besoeker

#9  Obamaphones don't have an "11" key.
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2015-10-06 18:39  

#8  Union and political pension funds lightest hit.
Posted by: DarthVader   2015-10-06 11:06  

#7  My guess this is the typical brinksmanship in budget negotiations where the left always pushes the notion the most important public functions will be cut (911, police, fire...); never a mention of getting rid of perks, redundant or no show bureaucrats....
Posted by: Airandee   2015-10-06 06:35  

#6  Detroit writ large. There is no 'Magic Money Tree' sunshine. This is the part when 'redistribution' hits the empty pockets of others. Those who and and have the means will abandon the tax pool (aka in racketeering as a 'piece of the action').
Posted by: Procopius2k   2015-10-06 06:21  

#5  ^ Escape From Chicago - Hollywood, make it happen!
Posted by: Raj   2015-10-06 02:39  

#4  I know what you do.
Partition off the democratic republic of Chicago, and let them fend for their own.

I feel your pain, voters.
Do you?
Posted by: newc   2015-10-06 02:08  

#3  Just file Chapter 11 already and get it over with...
Posted by: Raj   2015-10-06 01:17  

#2  Now they don't have to be responsible if you are shot to death either, they never got your call!

Make sure you have no weapons and this is the liberal utopia everyone is raving about.
Posted by: newc   2015-10-06 01:05  

#1  Probably too many Chicago shooting calls.
Posted by: Skidmark   2015-10-06 00:23  

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