December 15, 2008

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois House of Representatives

95th General Assembly

            Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(b) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby veto House Bill 5730, entitled “AN ACT concerning local government.”  I appreciate the hard work of the sponsors and share their support for local economic development. However, resources from tax increment finance districts are not intended to be inexhaustible 

            For this reason, I hereby veto and return House Bill 5730.

Sincerely,

ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH

Governor