Lawmakers are still negotiating how to spend more than $8 billion dollars in federal pandemic assistance.
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s the final day of the Spring Session for the Illinois legislature with a number of bills still in the works, and that includes the $42 billion dollar state budget. But a few proposals already got approved and are waiting the governor’s signature. Restaurants will now be able to serve and sell cocktails to go for the next three years. It’s an extension of a temporary law meant to help restaurants who had to limit customers during the pandemic.
