Moody's Investor Services recently downgraded Southwestern Illinois College's general obligation debt from Aa2 to Aa3, placing Southwestern among the 15 Illinois community colleges downgraded due to the state's continuing budget problems.
When a recent news conference revealed that Illinois’ deficit could tally $10 billion by year’s end, Katherine Ruocco, Republican candidate for House District 113, Metro East, posed a rhetorical question to her constituents.