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Earlier this year, the utility sought a rehearing to allow additional spending on the controversial pipeline project, which was halted pending an investigation. Estimated costs of that project have ballooned from $2 billion to $11 billion since 2007.
A battle under way to remake budget scoring
That means the mind-altering products will be unchecked for yet another summer in Chicago and beyond.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office optimistically put out a statement to celebrate the budget’s spending measure after it cleared the Illinois House. But the revenue measure was trickier.