By Taylor Deckert, includes “The Taxpayer Education Foundation shared in a statement it doesn't think a federal bailout will help the current state of Illinois' economy. It's asking the U.S. Senate to not bail out the state with federal funds, saying it'll further dig a hole in the state's unpaid bills. … A total of $350 billion is set in the stimulus bill to help with state aids, promised to state and local governments. ‘We sincerely believe that they are going to waste this money just like the last $5 billion state income tax increase just like in 2017,’ Schultz said. …”