A top Republican lawmaker said it’s likely the Illinois General Assembly will reach an agreement on a stopgap budget deal soon, but long-term solutions might take a while.

 

Headlines have been dominated by the sharp rhetoric between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, after the spring legislative session ended without a spending plan for the next fiscal year.

 

With no state budget in place, public schools won’t be getting state funding unless lawmakers work out a deal, and the Chicago Public Schools have warned schools won’t open in fall without funding from the state.

 

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