• Ben Szalinski
    MAY 25, 2023
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    Despite announcing an agreement and filing bill, Senate fails to move budget by end of Wednesday

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    Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference Wednesday with Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside). [Ben Szalinski/The Daily Line]  

    The Senate failed to advance the state budget bill Wednesday night throwing lawmakers off track for a Friday adjournment even after the two Democratic caucuses and Gov. JB Pritzker announced a deal on Fiscal Year 2024 spending Wednesday afternoon and the Senate filed a budget bill.  

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