Ill. homeless not receiving budgeted stimulus funds

Here's an imperfect storm for you, courtesy of Springfield's State Journal-Register: The federal government has budgeted almost $20 million to assist Illinois homeless. But the state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has distributed just $1.8 million of those funds to non-profits and local governments.

Sangamon County, where Springfield is, has allocated $600,000 of that cash, and just a pittance has been spent so far--$35,000.

So who is to blame? Is it Illinois' bureaucrats, Congress for writing the stimulus bill, or is it President Obama for signing it into law?

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