Like we wrote before, it’s happening in Illinois. Many places on many fronts. This is just a small one.

Rauner’s director of the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget Hans Zigmund told a Senate Appropriations committee Wednesday that the governor’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year has a 10 percent reduction in the Local Government Distributive Fund, or LGDF, something that would save the state $131 million.

Comment: This is a detailed article on why the idea will fail as a legal matter. We’ve been telling you that for years, repeatedly.

Circuit Judge Kathleen Pantle agreed with the Chicago Tribune that Emanuel and his office violated the state’s open records act by belatedly releasing the emails, handing the newspaper a victory in its ongoing court battle over the mayor’s use of personal devices and accounts to conduct the public’s business.

In addition, the judge opened the door to having Emanuel testify about whether he and his office failed to preserve texts and emails on his personal phones and accounts in violation of another state law relating to the preservation of government records.

“We see some potential for broad use of the intercept mechanism given chronic underfunding among a substantial share of the state’s approximately 656 suburban and downstate public-safety pension plans,” the report states. “Should use of the intercept law become commonplace, it could cause significant credit pressures across a sector that has already struggled to effectively deal with rising pension costs.”

The 2011 law, which directs the state to seize income tax, sales tax and other money that should go to a municipality and redirect it to pensions.