Another state agency is underperforming under the Pritzker administration, and this time it could cost residents their jobs. The professional licensure system in Illinois is antiquated and outdated, and as a result industry professionals from nurses to barbers to roofers can experience wait periods of three to nine months to begin working. The system, which has a never-ending backlog, has not been upgraded since 1999.
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