chicago bipartisan group 30 illinois house members tuesday throw support behind efforts senate craft bill package aim end state historic budget impasse ask senators party pass best negotiate package take work house group say statement package include tax hike pension change local property tax freeze stall democratic-led senate march republicans withdraw support john patterson spokesman senate president john cullerton say tuesday side trade ideas try find agreement illinois limp toward june 30 end second-straight fiscal year without complete budget due standoff republican governor democrats control legislature lawmakers face may 31 deadline pass budget bill simple majority vote bipartisan house statement surface house speaker michael madigan monday urge governor bruce rauner restart budget negotiations appoint four top democrats chamber work deal meanwhile chicago-based civic federation nonpartisan government finance watchdog release report tuesday call end piecemeal fund keep nation fifth-largest state operate governor general assembly need end unacceptable stalemate pass enact comprehensive plan civic federation president laurence msall say statement cherry-picking certain areas government fund pledge work toward complete budget sometime abstract future end crisis fact make bad illinois reliance continue appropriations court-ordered spend partial budget balloon unpaid bill backlog 9.1 billion end fiscal 2016 13 billion fiscal 2017. illinois comptroller susana mendoza tell senate committee tuesday late payment penalties owe vendors total 800 million eleni demertzis rauner spokeswoman say governor continue push truly balance budget structural reform major rat agencies push illinois credit scale six time since rauner take office january 2015 indicate state triple-b bond rat could fall close junk absence fiscal fix bipartisan illinois house group urge senate pass budget fix