How Illinois would be affected
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Here are some examples of how the White House says automatic budget cuts could affect Illinois:
Education
• Illinois would lose about $33.4 million in funds for elementary and secondary education. That would jeopardize 460 teacher and aide positions.
• Head Start and Early Head Start services for about 2,700 children would be eliminated.
• About 2,650 college students would see their work-study jobs eliminated and about 3,280 low-income students would lose financial aid.
Military & police
• About 14,000 civilian employees of the Department of Defense would be furloughed, reducing pay by roughly $83.5 million.
• Funding for Army base operations would be cut about $19 million, while Air Force operations would see a cut of about $7 million.
• Four demolition projects planned at Naval Station Great Lakes and a Blue Angels show in Rockford could be canceled.
• Law enforcement grants would be reduced about $587,000.
Health
• About 5,230 fewer children would receive vaccines for diseases such as whooping cough, influenza and measles.
• Illinois would lose about $3.5 million in funds to prevent and treat substance abuse, leading to about 3,900 fewer admissions to substance abuse treatment programs.
• The Department of Public Health would lose about $186,000, which could pay for 4,600 HIV tests.
Social programs
• As many as 1,100 low-income children could lose access to child care.
• About 50,780 fewer people would get training and help finding a job, due to an approximately $1.4 million cut in funds.
• A program that provides meals for seniors would lose about $764,000.
Associated Press
