Three days of special session have cost Illinois taxpayers $150,000 for less than an hour of work.

State representatives passed House Resolution 290, encouraging tourism between Illinois and the Bahamas.

Lawmakers passed a resolution to issue commemorative medallions while the state continues to go without a budget.

Less than 43 minutes of work over two days has cost Illinois taxpayers $100,000.

Instead of working to pass a budget, House representatives passed a nonbinding resolution to rename a portion of Roosevelt Road on the boundary line of Chicago and Cicero.

Madigan has stared down Gov. Bruce Rauner for more than 700 days and Rauner just blinked.

The Illinois House of Representatives met for about seven minutes, and the Senate met for approximately 10 minutes on June 21 before adjourning from special session – costing Illinois taxpayers $50,000 for less than 20 minutes of work.

The cost of getting lawmakers to Springfield alone will run taxpayers $21,000 per day.