Illinois House enacts FY 2018 budget, ending record impasse

By Karen Pierog and Dave McKinneyCHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois' first full-year budget since 2015 became law on Thursday after the House of Representatives overrode the governor's vetoes of a $36 billion fiscal 2018 spending plan and $5 billion tax hike.The Democratic-controlled House was able to muster enough bipartisan votes to enact a trio of budget and revenue bills into law over Republican Governor Bruce Rauner's objection.The House's action, which was delayed by a hazardous material situati