Governor Pritzker and Democrats in the state legislature Thursday celebrated the passage of a bill that replenishes Illinois' unemployment fund -- through the use of federal coronavirus relief funds.
Republicans say there's nothing to celebrate.
A payment of $2.7 billion passed both chambers on a partisan vote. Republican state senator Win Stoller says they're doing it wrong.
"Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri - they all used enough of their ARPA funds to completely solve their problem," Stoller said.
Governor Pritzker has a differing viewpoint.
"All I can say is that it appears to me that Republicans are acting at every turn in some fashion that they think will benefit them politically. They're wrong. The people of Illinois want us to pay our bills. That's what we're doing," Pritzker said.
Pritzker said as for the impact on unemployment benefits, he doesn't know.