Illinois state Comptroller Susana Mendoza, accompanied by State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, speaks to reporters at the state Capitol in Springfield Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Mendoza spoke after the Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a "debt-transparency act" that the Democratic comptroller pushed to help her plan for paying down a $16.7 billion backlog of old bills. Sen. Manar sponsored the measure, The measure, which becomes law on Jan. 1, requires state agencies to report to the comptroller on a monthly basis what bills they've incurred, instead of annually. Mendoza also announced she would begin using $6 billion in bond-sale funds to pay down a chunk of the backlog. (AP Photo by John O'Connor)
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