GOP lawmakers want AG Lisa Madigan to rule on legality of Illinois budget

Leader Jim Durkin asked the Attorney General in May to
weigh-in on the necessity of having a revenue estimate.

Did the Illinois General Assembly pass an illegal budget? House Republicans are asking Attorney General Lisa Madigan to weigh in on whether lawmakers skipped a vital step in the process.

For nearly two years, state Rep. Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego, has been pleading with House leadership to adopt a revenue estimate in its budget-making process, which he believes state law requires.

In May, Wheeler and many others asked Madigan to give her opinion as to whether lawmakers need to officially adopt an expectation of how much they'll bring in before they can pass a budget. He did not receive a response, although Madigan was not required to provide one. Read the rest of the story.