Editorial: New state budget biggest item on legislators’ plates – Champaign News-Gazette*

"Illinois legislators were back in Springfield last week, engaging in more of the political malpractice that passes for doing the public’s business. If they have it their way, they’ll act in haste, paving the way for the rest of us to lament their actions in leisure. Leaders of supermajority Democrats in the House and Senate say they intend to be finished with their handiwork, most importantly the new state budget, by April 8."