I'm not at all surprised. She still has time to file an appeal with the USSC. This isn't over yet.
Mr. Madigan is a profoundly good political 'chess player'.. he has this thought out 10 moves ahead. He's the cornerstone to Chicago's control over the state. Which is why my short hairs stood up on end the moment I heard he was supporting the new (and highly restrictive) shall issue bill with Rep. Phelps.
His daughter Lisa has not shown her whole hand yet, but this extension request on the injunction of the 7th is a start.
She's prepping this for a Supreme Court case. She needs the 7th to deny her extension, as they denied the
en banc hearing, so she has better grounds to be heard when she sends the request to them. They delayed the passage of the bill until the last possible moment so that the signing of the bill now comes in to conflict with the 7th's date.
The court's deadline is June 9th, but Madigan can hold HB183 in the house for 30 days before sending it to the Gov.
Then the Gov can sit on it for 60 days before vetoing.
Then we all have to sit and wait until October, when the house and senate reconvene, before an override (or concurrence, if it's an amendatory veto), is passed.
That gives Lisa Madigan all summer to work on her Supreme Court appeal.
If she can get the injunction lifted or stayed another 30, 60, 90, or 180 days to resolve all of it...
Not over yet. And if anyone thinks there isn't a well crafted plan unfolding here... think again.