* I told subscribers this morning that there’s been some interesting little behind the scenes movement over the past 48 hours or so. Keep your fingers crossed…

Durkin and Radogno say Rauner says he won't sign out of balance budget but all leaders now willing to deal. #progress pic.twitter.com/aymy5xQxh2

— natasha korecki (@natashakorecki) May 29, 2015

IT'S ALIVE!!!!! @ILSenDems boss John Cullerton says @GovRauner's "turnaround agenda" is "back on the table".

— Charles Thomas (@CThomasABC7) May 29, 2015

* And…

Media Advisory

What: Governor Rauner Holds Media Briefing

Where: Illinois Executive Mansion

410 E. Jackson St., Chicago

Date: Friday, May 29, 2015

Time: 1:30 p.m.

*** UPDATE 1 *** I wasn’t at the media availability, so I asked Cullerton’s press secretary to explain…

Cullerton again restated his commitment to work with the governor on reforms. Many of the governor’s ideas were given a fair hearing in the Senate.

Even though those bills failed, that doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to work on a turnaround agenda that works for middle class families.

*** UPDATE 2 *** The event will hopefully be live-streamed by BlueRoomStream.com. Click here.

*** UPDATE 3 *** The two GOP leaders said they didn’t think there would be a negotiated budget by Sunday, but they did hold out hope that some progress can be made on the non-budgetary front. Listen to the whole thing…

Click to listen

*** UPDATE 4 *** I really thought I could see a glimmer of hope in the governor’s remarks, despite the bluster.

But Speaker Madigan’s spokesman Steve Brown told me he didn’t see anything in there to indicate that the impasse could be broken.

He also said that the leader’s meeting featured the governor repeating his usual talking points.

Brown added that when Rauner was told that his own budget proposal was $3 billion out of balance he acted surprised. “It was totally news to him,” Brown said. “I conclude that the bubble is perhaps more complete than we thought.”

Sigh.