With their condensed election-year session set to wrap up Friday, Illinois lawmakers are eager to leave Springfield for the campaign trail. But they’ll first have to address concerns about crime and agree on a budget that boasts a rare projected surplus, both issues expected to play a significant role at the polls in November.
 
Democrats looking to maintain control of state government in November had hoped for a quick and uneventful spring session. They saw an abundance of revenue as a way to ease the usual budget crunch and help prevent any drama in a year when all 177 legislative seats are up for election in newly drawn districts that put some incumbents in unfamiliar territory.
 
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