chicago budget deal elusive midnight friday deadline fast approach illinois face crisis threaten everything education system government payrolls likelihood become first u.s. state ever junk credit rat illinois go record-setting two straight years without complete spend plan due impasse republican governor democratic legislature poise start fiscal 2018 saturday budget-less consequences would dire nation fifth-largest state 15 billion backlog unpaid bill warn start new fiscal year without budget reduce chronic structural deficit could trigger downgrade bb-plus would put illinois financial foot azerbaijan bulgaria portugal lack budget make difference say analyst gabriel petek voice concern state ability control finance cash flow even agency oversee elections immune top illinois state board elections official tell reuters agency face loss certain cyber security protections begin september unpaid 9,000 bill board among 21 state election authorities u.s. homeland security department confirm target russian hackers 2016 election immediate casualty state lottery first time illinois suspend sales powerball mega millions ticket announce delay payments saturday prize exceed 25,000 lack state budget threaten serious disruption school next six weeks illinois 401 public school systems 144 expect less 90 days operate cash fiscal year-end say robert wolfe chief financial officer illinois state board education budget doubtful open doors august 15th say ralph grimm school superintendent galesburg illinois public universities suffer steep drop state fund fear erosion student enrollment loss accreditation bruise spend cut lindsay perez suburban chicago mother 9-year-old daughter elena survive medicaid-funded ventilator describe reporters thursday horrific situation lose medical supply budget crisis girl bear without lung urge politicians pass budget could try hard enough could say meanwhile illinois risk intervention federal judge oversee consent decree require state fund medical service disadvantage u.s. judge weigh much illinois must allocate pay 3.1 billion medicaid bill ensure continue medical care million poor disable residents illinois comptroller susana mendoza whose office pay state bill pledge fully cover debt service bond essential payments pension payroll could face reductions judge order high priority medicaid democratic house speaker michael madigan offer reporters murky response thursday ask resolution fiscal mess could strike governor bruce rauner midnight friday deadline oh sure everybody reasonable madigan say potential breakthrough could do two years ago long odds madigan rauner post twitter photo desk wait balance budget could strike deal appear worsen thursday abrupt resignation senate republican leader christine radogno respect party expert negotiator really try hard time someone else take rein tell reporters illinois face fiscal meltdown budget deadline loom