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State legislative briefing: Will County told to prepare examples if it wants siting authority back; budget work dominates Springfield
Summary
A Max Strategies representative told the Will County committee the legislature is entering budget season and highlighted bills of local interest — housing authority for DuPage/Will, procurement threshold increases, solar permitting bills, and VAC budget transparency proposals. He advised collecting local examples to support any effort to regain siting authority.
A consultant from Max Strategies briefed the Will County Legislative Committee on the status of several bills important to the county and told members the General Assembly will focus on passing a tightened budget as session nears adjournment.
The presenter said the legislature was "more than halfway" through session timing and that much of the heavy work remained. He highlighted a set of bills of local interest: HB 1420 (related to public comment in solar permitting,…
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