Illinois governor reverses $26 million in cuts to social programs

By Karen Pierog and Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Thursday reversed $26 million in surprise spending cuts that had forced the shutdown of a stop-smoking hotline and ended funding for some autism programs and indigent funerals. Officials at the governor's office said higher-than-expected personal income tax revenue allowed the Republican governor to restore the grants for social services, in the budget that ends on June 30. "The decision caused a sigh