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Illinois State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, center, listens as Illinois State Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, right, and Illinois State Sen. Toi Hutchinson, D-Olympia Fields, hold a press conference during the overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2015, file photo, Illinois Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, speaks at the State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate's "grand bargain" budget compromise has had a rough go. And that doesn't count taxpayer response. Voters have objected to the sprawling proposal in state Capitol rallies, letters and witness testimony. Sen. Steans, an appropriations committee chairwoman at the heart of grand bargain machinations, suggested witnesses were focusing on the trees at the forest's expense. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman File)
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FILE - In this May 17, 2013 file photo, Illinois state Sen. Heather Steans, D-Chicago, speaks with lawmakers on the Senate floor at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. A group that wants to take legislative redistricting powers away from state lawmakers is taking the next step toward letting voters decide on the issue. A voter initiative called “Yes For Independent Maps” is scheduled to submit the required number of signatures to place its constitutional amendment on the general election ballot on Thursday, May, 1, 2014. Steans says she supports the movement. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
