A bipartisan group of local elected officials throughout Illinois on Tuesday called on Gov. JB Pritzker and members of the legislature to avoid taking away additional revenue the state allocates to cities and villages.

Speaking during a virtual news conference, leaders from Elmhurst, Hazel Crest, Highland Park, Palos Hills, Bartlett, Geneva, Fox Lake and Cary challenged a plan proposed by Pritzker earlier this year to reduce the Local Government Distributive Fund.