By Sean Crawford, IL Public Radio
Springfield, Ill. – 
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich yesterday presented his budget to lawmakers on Wednesday.
Aside from wanting to close tax loopholes and consolidate state offices as a way to balance that budget, the governor wants to increase school funding by $400 million. Overall, he's proposing the state spend more than $700 million more than it is this year.
But rather than outline how the education money should be spent, Blagojevich says he wants lawmakers' help in deciding how to spend the money. The different approach pleases some, but makes others wary.
Illinois Public Radio's Sean Crawford prepared this report.