Will it take someone dying or maybe a credit downgrade to end the budget impasse in Illinois?

A couple of analysts are wondering what it will take to bring lawmakers together to pass a budget approaching the beginning of the fourth month of the new fiscal year without a spending plan in place.

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The Secretary of State last week issued a letter to constitutional officers and legislative leaders with a list of concerns, including paying bills and providing services to taxpayers in the absence of a state budget.