Illinois Senate

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Illinois State Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, talks with the media about Senate Bill 1 after the Illinois Senate adjourned shortly after coming to order on the second day of a special session on education funding at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 27, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, calls on Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, to send Senate Bill 1 to his desk as he is surrounded by members of the Republican caucus during a news conference on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, center, calls on Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, to send Senate Bill 1 to his desk as he is surrounded by members of the Republican caucus during a news conference on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, speaks with reporters after a leaders meeting at the Capitol, Monday, July 3, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, talks with the media after a meeting 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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Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, right, answers questions about a piece of the bipartisan grand bargain budget deal during floor debate Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (Rich Saal/The State Journal-Register via AP)

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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, second from left, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, second from right, and Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, right, present a silver pitcher given to a 19th century Illinois senator that's been absent from the state for nearly 150 years to the Illinois State Capitol Friday, May 30, 2014, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Parents, seniors, small business owners, educators, health care and human service providers rally in support of the Fair Tax proposal at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate faces a proposal to ask voters in November to approve a so-called progressive income tax for the state, a measure proponents say would be fairer because the wealthier would pay at a higher rate. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Parents, seniors, small business owners, educators, health care and human service providers rally in support of the Fair Tax proposal at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate faces a proposal to ask voters in November to approve a so-called progressive income tax for the state, a measure proponents say would be fairer because the wealthier would pay at a higher rate. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Parents, seniors, small business owners, educators, health care and human service providers rally in support of the Fair Tax proposal at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate faces a proposal to ask voters in November to approve a so-called progressive income tax for the state, a measure proponents say would be fairer because the wealthier would pay at a higher rate. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, joins parents, seniors, small business owners, educators, health care and human service providers to rally in support of the Fair Tax proposal Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate faces a proposal to ask voters in November to approve a so-called progressive income tax for the state, a measure proponents say would be fairer because the wealthier would pay at a higher rate. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, joins parents, seniors, small business owners, educators, health care and human service providers to rally in support of the Fair Tax proposal Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Senate faces a proposal to ask voters in November to approve a so-called progressive income tax for the state, a measure proponents say would be fairer because the wealthier would pay at a higher rate. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)