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AP Exclusive: Illinois official’s pay was tied to health fund

By ​John O'Connor

John O’Connor, reporter, Springfield, Illinois, for an exclusive accountability story showing that the new deputy governor, an appointee, would be paid in part from a state health insurance fund that is $4 billion behind in payments to doctors and hospitals. http://apne.ws/2nsyFKW

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By The Associated Press

MARCH 17, 2017

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