Illinois pays $166 million to district to clear backlog of construction financing

From The Chicago Tribune: Some financial relief has come for 26 Illinois school districts; the state finally is paying out more than $166 million for school construction projects dating back to at least 2002. About half of the districts added classrooms or opened new schools, only to be left juggling money while waiting for the state to pay its promised share. For Chicago Public Schools, that means $29.7 million for school construction. Five suburban Cook County schools are in line for another $4.5 million.