By Mary Tallon, Associated Press
Illinois Budget Director John Filan announced Monday that the governor’s proposal for a new budget includes selling the state’s portfolio of college student loans to a private company.
That would generate a one-time cash infusion of $300 million to $500 million, Filan said. One-third of that would go toward providing more college scholarships, and the rest would be used to pay general state expenses and help close the state’s $1.2 billion deficit.
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