House Speaker Michael Madigan says he will call a $36.5 billion spending plan for a vote Friday while Democrats and Republicans continue to negotiate tangential issues crucial to a state budget deal with Gov. Bruce Rauner.
The Chicago Democrat reiterated that revenue to pay for the Democrats' plan would rely on an income-tax hike but no legislation has been filed.
The state has been without an annual budget since 2015 and faces a July 1 deadline for avoiding starting a third one in a row without a plan.
He says talks continue key issues demanded by the Republican governor. They include restrictions on workers' compensation payouts, pension-benefits savings, local government consolidation and a property tax freeze.
Madigan says he will insist Rauner give in on Democrats' demands too - such as signing a school-funding overhaul plan and using a public procurement process to buy managed-care coverage.
Madigan says he's met Rauner more than halfway on his requests and it's time for Rauner to give back.
