budget impasse

The money, held up for over two years because of a budget impasse, will go toward the airport’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility.

After generating some huge buzz throughout our state (and, the whole nation) by declaring that Illinois lawmakers and office holders will have to "wait in line like everyone else" for a paycheck due to Illinois' ongoing budget dispute, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger spent some time with Michael Koolidge and me this morning after the 8am news.

If you're keeping score, it's been about 10 months since we've had a state budget here in Illinois. Funding for many, many things has been put on indefinite hold, but House, Senate, and leadership salaries keep getting paid, along with stipends for House and Senate leadership.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The state government's budget impasse has forced Rockford's airport to seek another $4 million from lenders to keep contractors at work on a jet repair facility scheduled to open this spring. The $40 million maintenance hangars at Chicago Rockford International Airport will house aviation services company AAR Corp...

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