Governor Bruce Rauner addressed Illinois farmers Monday, saying he will not agree to any proposed state budget without property tax relief and term limits for state lawmakers. The chief executive addressed members of the Illinois Farm Bureau meeting in Chicago;
Rauner says Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t meet regularly to solve the budget stalemate and just wants to raise the Illinois income tax rate to five percent as a solution;
The Governor also blasted a group of state lawmakers who filed suit late last week to restore their pay. Rauner told the group of farmers that the General Assembly should be at the bottom of the budget priority list until they enact a state budget.