(The Center Square) – Illinois taxpayers are getting a bit more detail on how state legislators plan to spend their money for the coming fiscal year. Late Friday, a 3,374 page amendment to Senate Bill 251 was filed in the Senate. Despite the measure coming on the day legislators scheduled for adjournment before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, state Rep. Lindsey LaPointe, D-Chicago, said the process has been transparent. “I’d say that the budget process has improved a lot in the last few years and every year it gets more transparent,” she said. LaPointe said she understands it’s a maintenance…