In addition to passing a $55 billion state budget, the Illinois General Assembly passed and punted on various legislation during the session that wrapped Saturday. The big picture: The budget headed to Gov.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison but his allies now run the Illinois House and Illinois Democratic Party. The rules he created to run his machine still work for new operators.

As the Bears hope to build a new stadium, the state of Illinois is doing the team no favors. Via the Chicago Sun-Times, the annual legislative term ended without the passage of any legislation applicable to the team’s sputtering stadium effort.