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Will County committee reviews state budget, transit prospects and state agenda timeline

5133637 · July 2, 2025
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Staff reported the governor signed the state budget (including $25 million for local health protection grants), discussed transit funding and governance hurdles, and urged the committee to finalize its state legislative agenda by early November to enable drafting and sponsorship work.

Will County’s Legislative Committee on July 1 heard a state legislative update covering the signed Illinois budget, transit funding prospects and the timeline for finalizing the county’s state agenda.

"The governor did sign the budget that was passed into law," Matt, a staff member, told the committee, and noted the budget includes "local health protection grants at 25,000,000." He said state-level conversations on transit and energy were expected to resume after the summer holiday and that a special session on transit remained possible…

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