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How Illinois would be affected

Here are some examples of how the White House says automatic budget cuts could affect Illinois:

Education

Ÿ Illinois would lose about $33.4 million in funds for elementary and secondary education. That would jeopardize 460 teacher and aide positions.

Ÿ Head Start and Early Head Start services for about 2,700 children would be eliminated.

Ÿ 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

Ÿ About 14,000 civilian employees of the Department of Defense would be furloughed, reducing pay by roughly $83.5 million.

Ÿ Funding for Army base operations would be cut about $19 million, while Air Force operations would see a cut of about $7 million.

Ÿ Four demolition projects planned at Naval Station Great Lakes and a Blue Angels show in Rockford could be canceled.

Ÿ Law enforcement grants would be reduced about $587,000.

Health

Ÿ About 5,230 fewer children would receive vaccines for diseases such as whooping cough, influenza and measles.

Ÿ 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.

Ÿ The Department of Public Health would lose about $186,000, which could pay for 4,600 HIV tests.

Social programs

Ÿ As many as 1,100 low-income children could lose access to child care.

Ÿ About 50,780 fewer people would get training and help finding a job, due to an approximately $1.4 million cut in funds.

Ÿ A program that provides meals for seniors would lose about $764,000.

Associated Press

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