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Illinois General Assembly leaders extend session with budget unfinished

May 22, 2023 | By HANNAH MEISEL, JERRY NOWICKI, NIKA SCHOONOVER & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers didn’t finish their spring legislative session by Friday’s scheduled adjournment as negotiations over the state budget remain in flux. The May 19 end to the General Assembly’s spring session had been on the calendar for months, but it’s not a deadline; lawmakers still have until the end of May before a constitutional…