Puerto Illinois

PUBLISHED: May 4, 2017 at 5:15 PM CDT | UPDATED: May 8, 2019 at 7:04 PM CDT

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As Puerto Rico files for a type of bankruptcy the leaders of Illinois continue to drive the state towards the same fate.

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