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Governor willing to negotiate on Turnaround Agenda

Governor Bruce Rauner has signaled that he's willing to move some items off his so-called Turnaround Agenda. Rauner says it's premature to give details today. But he hopes to explain soon.  

The Republican says he and legislators, small groups of which are negotiating behind closed doors, are working to build a consensus.

"We have taken a number of things off the table. I'm not ready to tell you which ones yet, but we will shortly. But we've taken a number of things off the table. This is all part of a negotiation and a compromise. Everybody's going to have to compromise."

The platform Rauner has been promoting calls for making Illinois' workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, and lawsuit systems more business friendly. 

He also wants to put term-limits on legislators. Other working groups are focused on pensions, gambling and the budget.  

Rauner calls his agenda "doable" and says it can still be done by session's scheduled end, on May 31st. 

Amanda Vinicky moved to Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV PBS in 2017.