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Any financing package for Illinois FIRST should pay off former Gov. James R. Thompson’s Build Illinois. As reporter Michelle Brutlag pointed out (News, May 5), $2.03 billion is still owed and will not be repaid until 2022. Interest rates are lower than they have been in many years, and a lot of interest could be saved. The state could then borrow less for the Illinois FIRST program, which in turn would lower the proposed fee increases.
