If Gov. Bruce Rauner and state legislators can't agree on a budget fix in less than two months, money that pays court reporters throughout the state is projected to run out — raising the specter that already stressed and crowded felony courts could grind to a halt.Some principal players in the situation say the issue is an "unintended consequence" of last year's budget negotiations, and that they are optimistic it will be resolved before the deadline. Nevertheless, the presence of a new governor with new ideas about state finances adds a... MORE

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