https://www.northernpublicradio.org/tags/legislator legislator en-US Copyright Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:30:15 GMT https://www.northernpublicradio.org/politics/2015-07-22/lawmakers-focus-on-legislator-pay-raises-distracts-from-illinois-financial-issues Illinois' $36 billion budget remains in limbo. Meanwhile, the state's top political leaders have been focusing on a much smaller number -- roughly… Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:30:15 GMT https://www.northernpublicradio.org/politics/2015-07-22/lawmakers-focus-on-legislator-pay-raises-distracts-from-illinois-financial-issues Amanda Vinicky