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Commentary: The budget game

By Pam Wiseman

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DeKalb, IL – Budget troubles are far from over for social service agencies in Illinois. The budget agreement in Springfield may have spared the organizations from a "doomsday scenario," but they still can't be sure how much money they'll get from the state.

Pam Wiseman is the executive director of Safe Passage, a domestic violence shelter in DeKalb. She's one of the thousands of people who have spent the summer on a budget roller coaster. She takes us along for the ride.