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ILLINOIS — A looming government shutdown, causing uncertainty on capital hill will soon cause major concerns for workers in state of Illinois.

Over the last several weeks, lawmakers have been working to get a deal done, but according to new reports there are some positive traction that a bill could be pushed through before the October 1st deadline and keep the government open for another 30 days.

However, if a shutdown is to occur, local essential and non-essential workers in the stateline could see a potential strain and major deduction on their paychecks.

State Representative Dave Vella, who represents Illinois 68th District, explains some ongoing projects could see prolonged.

“This is the basic thing they are supposed to do is give us a budget,” Vella expressed.

“Not too long ago I met with the farm bureau and without inspector’s farmers could have issues with cattle, corn and hogs because no one will inspect them or without the EPA okaying infrastructure projects, those infrastructure projects might slow down and stop.”

Now, with the potential of federal funding coming to a brief halt, local leaders including Vella will soon find alternative ways to continue to support local organizations.

“We have always tried to have a rainy-day fund that we are very proud, but we will be relying on our leadership to point us in the direction of what is the best way to do this.”

“Federal government is a huge contributor because they have a lot of money – but we will do what we can do, and we are hoping that they will come to their senses and do the job that we sent them there to do.”

A final decision on the spending deadline is Saturday, September 30th at midnight.

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