C4's Chief Administrative Officer John Troy was quoted in a front-page article in The New York Times that probed Illinois' fiscal meltdown and impact on social services.

The state's failure to reimburse non-profits for services provided is a near impossible hardship for many non-profits, said Troy, who described an especially troubling time several months ago.

"I drove down to Springfield and said,"Hey, you owe us $3 million.' They said: 'Oh, that's nothing. We owe another agency $10 million.'

To read the entire article, 'Illinois Stops Paying its Bills, But Can't Stop Digging Hole," ( July 3, 2010), click on the link below.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/business/economy/03illinois.html