Illinois governor stands by stalled agenda as state budget languishes

By Karen Pierog and Dave McKinney CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is showing no sign of budging from his stance that structural changes precede any move to raise revenue ahead of his second state of the state address on Wednesday. Nearly a year ago, the wealthy venture capitalist turned Republican governor used the annual speech to the legislature to lay out an ambitious agenda that included business-friendly changes to workers' compensation, a freeze on local property taxes,