Top lawmakers are hopeful there will be a jobs package ready for a vote, when they return for the second half of the veto session.
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) says there is a way to replace revenue that would be lost by offering tax relief to people and businesses.
Meanwhile Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) says it is not just businesses struggling because of the state's tax hike.
The state's four legislative leaders met Thursday with the governor ahead of the fall veto session that resumes next week in Springfield. They want to come up with a package that goes beyond just offering tax breaks to Chicago's major financial exchanges. The exchanges have threatened to leave Illinois unless there are changes in how they are taxed.
