blog posts Blog: Mapping the state budget impasse and its consequences Jun 7, 2016 12:45 pm by Melissa HeilResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email According to the Illinois Public Health Association, 80 percent of health departments in the state have been affected by the budget impasse. Images Melissa Heil, a graduate student studying geography at the University of Illinois, collected data from numerous agency reports to build the Illinois Atlas of Austerity website. Share on Facebook Tweet Email