ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS HAVE MISSED THEIR OWN SELF-IMPOSED STATE BUDGET DEADLINE.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SET TODAY/YESTERDAY AS ADJOURNMENT DAY, BUT A SPENDING PLAN HAS YET TO EMERGE. HOUSE REPUBLICANS, WHO SAY THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF NEGOTIATIONS, WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE. REPRESENTATIVE NORINE HAMMOND OF MACOMB:
JACKSONVILLE REPRESENTATIVE C-D DAVIDSMEYER SAYS THE DAYS OF GETTING THE A BUDGET AT THE LAST MINUTE WITH NO TIME TO REVIEW NEED TO BE OVER.
BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD ON WEDNESDAY.