CHICAGO -- Three months ago, Gov. Pat Quinn
unveiled a budget that made the tough choice to shut down a handful of
government-run facilities around the state. He did it for good reason.
The
facilities, including prisons and centers for the developmentally
disabled, are unneeded and hugely expensive. The services they provide can be done much more efficiently, and their high cost puts a squeeze on funding available for other social services.
Now we're coming
down to the final decisions in Springfield on state spending for the
next fiscal year. The closing of the facilities are a bargaining chip.
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