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Singer and Mabley among gov's proposed closings

Northern Public Radio
Published September 9, 2011 at 4:35 AM CDT

By Susan Stephens

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DeKalb, IL – Seven state facilities would close and 19-hundred people would lose their jobs under a budget-cutting proposal spelled out by Governor Pat Quinn yesterday. Now some state lawmakers, union members, and affected families are starting to plan ways to fight the cuts. WNIJ's Susan Stephens reports.