The Illinois House voted on July 6, 2017, to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s vetoes on an income tax hike and budget, breaking the state’s historic budget impasse that has lasted more than two years.
Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, gives a speech following the Illinois House voting to override Gov. Rauner’s veto and pass a budget for the first time in more than two years on July 6, 2017.
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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, walks off the floor of the Illinois House after the House voted to override Gov. Rauner’s veto and pass a budget for the first time in two years during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill.
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Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, stands at his chair as the Illinois House gets set to listen to debate on whether or not to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of the budget bills during an overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill.
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Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, gives a speech following the Illinois House voting to override Gov. Rauner’s veto and pass a budget for the first time in two years during the overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill.
(Justin L. Fowler / AP)
The Springfield Fire Department and the hazardous materials unit test the governor’s office with the building on lockdown after a woman threw a powdery substance in the office during the overtime session at the Illinois State Capitol, Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Springfield, Ill.
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