Rod Blagojevich

Governor

August 22, 2003

To the Honorable Members of the

Illinois Senate

93^rd General Assembly

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 9(e) of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, I hereby return Senate Bill 196, entitled “AN ACT in relation to taxes”, with the following specific recommendations for change:

            on page 1, line 30, after “increase”, by inserting “property”; and

            on page 2, line 1, by replacing “tax rate” with “property tax levy”; and

            on page 2, line 2, after “more”, by inserting "of the park district’s”; and

            on page 2, line 6 after “increase”, by inserting “either”; and

            on page 2, line 6 after “exceed”, by inserting “or result in a reduction to”.

With these changes, Senate Bill 196 will have my approval.  I respectfully request your concurrence.

Sincerely,

Rod R. Blagojevich

Governor