The waiting game Upated X2

January 17th, 2008 at 11:30am Andrea Zimmermann

Well that was short, sweet — but not to the point.

The House convened shortly after 11 a.m. today, but they didn’t stay in their seats for long. The House Democrats quickly shuffled out of the room to “caucus” — or in laymen’s terms, to gather behind closed doors to discuss party strategy for the mass transit vote.

It’s hard to say how long they will be gone — one person said it could be up to two or three hours. When theydo reconvene, you can listen to the House discussion live right here.
And so we wait.

UPDATE 1

House debate is now underway. Expect a vote by 2 or 3 .m.

The Senate has not yet convened. Like Blago, they tend to run late.

UPDATE 2

The House just voted 61-47 to accept the governor’s amendment. The Senate must now vote.

Entry Filed under: House of Representatives, Illinois politics