The Better Government Association Chicago provided insight into Illinois Governor JB Pritzker's budget proposal.
It calls for up to $300 in property tax rebates and suspending the grocery sales tax for a year. It also allocates $500 million to the state's pension system.Governor Pritzker budget proposal calls for property tax rebate, freezing grocery, gas taxes
John Chase with the Better Government Association joined ABC7 to discuss the organization's closer look at the governor's plan. "It's a good effort by the governor," Chase said."But there's still a long way to go on the state's massively underfunded pension system."
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