SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn warned Wednesday that the state's Medicaid system is near collapse and government retirement funds are broken, but he offered no plan for fixing the problems.
In his annual budget address, Quinn said both issues must be studied by committees that will present their recommendations later this spring.
The Democratic governor also formally announced his plan to close 14 major state facilities, including two prisons. Dozens of other smaller offices around the state, such as state police laboratory, will also be closed or consolidated, he said.
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