Is the state closer to a budget? It looks like it is, but it might not be a fully funded plan for the entire year. A stop-gap plan is what seems to be attracting the most attention and compromise.

House Speaker Mike Madigan says that he feels good that a deal will soon be reached.

The House and Senate are both in session again today. July 1 looms as a deadline to get some sort of spending plan passed before a further erosion of state services occurs.