The big cuts Rauner has in store if there's no budget by July 1

Excerpt from Reboot Illinois:

On Sunday, Gov. Bruce Rauner complained of the “phony” budget put forward by Democratic lawmakers. Forty-eight hours later, he began taking action against it.

Rauner announced a sweeping series of cuts that include the immediate end to planning for the proposed Illiana tollway, a halt to numerous business tax credits and suspension of tax credits for film-making in Illinois.

The administration also initiated plans for service cuts ranging from closures of state museums to shuttering juvenile detention facilities that will happen if Democrats stick to the spending plans they passed last week. Republicans claim the Democratic budgets over-spend by $4 billion. House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton have admitted their plans are $3 billion short but want Rauner to negotiate a mix of cuts and new taxes to fill the gap.

And if there’s no budget compromise by July 1, Madigan, Cullerton and other statewide officers will be driving to Springfield and other parts of Illinois to conduct official business. Rauner plans to ground the state’s air fleet for all but emergency use.

Rauner says he won’t negotiate any new taxes until Democrats approve his reforms to the state’s workers compensation system and impose a freeze on local property taxes. Madigan and Cullerton call these “non-budget issues,” and have refused to use them as bargaining chips in budget talks.

Here are the actions Rauner is prepared to take if there’s no budget in place by July 1.