Extra Extra: State 'Doomsday Budget' Voted Down
By Chuck Sudo in News on May 23, 2014 9:00PM
- The Illinois House resoundingly rejected an alternative budget packed with budget cuts from Speaker Michael Madigan Friday. They have a week to pass one. [Sun-Times]
- But hey, Madigan's "Millionaire's tax" question for the November ballot passed the House, so that's something. [Tribune]
- While the Illinois Senate approved a measure calling for the state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. [Crain's]
- Tribune curmudgeon John Kass looks at a theoretical Rahm Emanuel-Toni Preckwinkle mayoral contest. [Tribune]
- Clear skies are expected for tonight’s meteor shower. Get out of town to view it. [CBS Chicago]
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