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The Illinois Supreme Court blocked John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, from suing the state over whether state lawmakers unconstitutionally borrowed billions in 2003 and 2017.
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Lawyers for the state and for one of Illinois' more prominent conservative taxpayers argued before the Illinois Supreme Court over whether taxpayers have the right at all to challenge state lawmakers' borrowing practices in court.
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An appeals court in Springfield said the lawsuit raises constitutional questions that are the courts' job to interpret and decide.
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An Illinois state appeals court has been asked to decide if a judge in Springfield improperly ducked the question of whether state lawmakers illegally borrowed billions of dollars to pay down bills, when such actions may be forbidden by the Illinois state constitution.
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Plaintiffs suing to bar Illinois' government from treating borrowing like tax revenue are asking a state judge for the chance to make the case that two state bond issues are illegal and prohibited by the Illinois State Constitution.
