In this weeks Legal Issues in the News, from the University of Illinois College of Law, Jennifer Pahre tries to make sense of consent decrees. 

Gov. Bruce Rauner says he wants to get the state out of legal agreements called consent decrees. The deals are a big part of the reason the government is still operating without a budget; they also impact the lives of thousands of Illinois residents. But unless you are affected by one, you've probably never heard of them.