After four months hauling cash from Illinois driver's facilities without payment from the state, an armored-truck company walked last fall, leaving the job to police officers who work for the secretary of state.

 

Montreal-based GardaWorld's trucks started rolling again after the state paid the overdue $79,000 amid a record budget standoff. But that only covered work through last Friday, so almost as quickly as the mess was resolved, the state could find itself in the same predicament again.

 

While the state's 10-month deadlock has forced deep spending cuts on human services and education programs, the armored car foul-up has raised security and efficiency implications for the state's handling of many thousands of dollars.

 

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