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By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network
Thousands of tax dollars in Business Interruption Grants went to entities that weren’t eligible, less than 1 percent of the $275 million that was distributed, but Republicans and Democrats criticized the administration s overall handling of the program.
During a budget hearing Tuesday, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Chief of Staff Cara Bader said at the beginning of the federally-funded Business Interruption Grants, the Secretary of State’s office had a backlog of business renewal applications.
“We did not make it a requirement of the program that active good standing had to be confirmed prior to receiving an award because we didn’t want to hold back that essential pandemic relief at the time based on a possible delay in paperwork,” Bader said.
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Apr 6, 2021 4:06 PM
(The Center Square) â Thousands of tax dollars in Business Interruption Grants went to entities that werenât eligible, less than 1 percent of the $275 million that was distributed, but Republicans and Democrats criticized the administration s overall handling of the program.
During a budget hearing Tuesday, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Chief of Staff Cara Bader said at the beginning of the federally-funded Business Interruption Grants, the Secretary of Stateâs office had a backlog of business renewal applications.
âWe did not make it a requirement of the program that active good standing had to be confirmed prior to receiving an award because we didnât want to hold back that essential pandemic relief at the time based on a possible delay in paperwork,â Bader said.
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One day after President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package, Illinois House Republicans called for the General Assembly to oversee the appropriation of funds in order to support businesses and individuals most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a Friday news conference, state Reps. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, and C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Jacksonville, urged responsibility in the allocation of federal funding and warned against using the stimulus as a “magic bailout” to fund new state programs.
“These are dollars that are designated by the federal government to provide relief to the governments, businesses and individuals and families across the country who have been impacted by COVID-19 and the related closures and restrictions of everyday life that we ve all been through,” Demmer said Friday.
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SPRINGFIELD â One day after President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package, Illinois House Republicans called for the General Assembly to oversee the appropriation of funds in order to support businesses and individuals most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a Friday news conference, state Reps. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, and C.D. Davidsmeyer, R-Jacksonville, urged responsibility in the allocation of federal funding and warned against using the stimulus as a âmagic bailoutâ to fund new state programs.
âThese are dollars that are designated by the federal government to provide relief to the governments, businesses and individuals and families across the country who have been impacted by COVID-19 and the related closures and restrictions of everyday life that we ve all been through,â Demmer said Friday.