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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, listens to lawmakers argue state budget legislation during session at the Illinois State Capitol on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Streamwood, listens to lawmakers argue state budget legislation on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol on Friday, May 23, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks to lawmakers on the House floor during session at the state Capitol Friday, May 23, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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2Illinois Rep. Derrick Smith, D-Chicago, listens to lawmakers argue legislation while on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. A federal judge denied Smith’s request to postpone his bribery trial, rejecting his lawyer’s arguments that the Chicago Democrat needs to be in Springfield next week to take some “significant” votes, rather than sitting in a Chicago courtroom. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Attorney Michael Reagan speaks on behalf of the appellant before the Illinois Supreme Court during oral arguments in Elizabeth Keating et al v. City of Chicago on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the historic Third District Appellate Courthouse in Ottawa, Ill. Wednesday was one of the rare times the high court has heard oral arguments outside of Springfield or Chicago since it was consolidated in the state capital in 1897. (AP Photo/NewsTribune, Chris Yucus)

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Illinois Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora, speaks to lawmakers during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Firefighters from around the state gather to participate in the 21st Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Members of the Hinsdale Fire Department participate in the 21st Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, May 6, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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This image released by FOX shows character Homer Simpson, from the animated series, "The Simpsons," as a Lego figure in episode No. 550, titled, "Brick Like Me," airing Sunday. Using computer-generated special effects, the town of Springfield and its residents have been reimagined in the style of the famed plastic toys. (AP Photo/Fox)

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Alex Wong of Springfield, Va., makes his way through the rain, Arlington, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)