IL Should Stop Passing 3,000-Page Budgets Sight Unseen
Illinois lawmakers have been passing extensive budgets without adequate review, often voting on thousands of pages just hours after seeing them. This lack of transparency and accountability has led to significant financial mismanagement and uninformed decision-making. Reform is needed to ensure that budgets are made available for public scrutiny and that lawmakers have a clear understanding of the financial implications before voting.
- ▪Illinois budgets often exceed 3,000 pages and are voted on with minimal review time.
- ▪Lawmakers frequently ignore revenue estimates, leading to financial guesswork.
- ▪The Illinois Constitution's transparency requirements are routinely bypassed, preventing public scrutiny.
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up next: now reading: Illinois Should Stop Passing 3,000-Page Budgets Sight Unseen Illinois Should Stop Passing 3,000-Page Budgets Sight UnseenCOMMENTARY By Tom Demmer & Ravi MishraMay 19, 2026 AP AP X Story Stream recent articles Video: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... Article: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... Article: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... Entry: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... Video: Global Warming Lorem Ipsum Dolor Sit ... For at least the past several years, in the middle of the night on the last day of the legislative session, Illinois lawmakers have been asked to vote on budgets of over 3,000 pages mere hours after first seeing them. With more than $56 billion in play, you’d think there’d be a better process in place.
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