It's 2012 and Wisconsin has been overwhelmed by applications.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,4559147.story
They must be back logged at least 46 days if they're saying that they won't meet their deadline (45 days).
I'm sure there were some state workers that were happy to be getting overtime pay heading into the holidays...
This story appeared in the Chicago Tribune, I'm not sure what that says... maybe the Trib is covering the Illinois carry story indirectly with a story like this.