A Cook County Circuit Court Judge has delayed a decision on the case involving Gov. Pat Quinn's action to freeze state legislator pay until they offer a passable pension reform package.

Judge Neil Cohen heard arguments in the case Wednesday and said he would issue a judgement by September 26. On Friday, however, Cohen said he would offer up a judgement no later than October 3.

House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, both of Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the governor after Quinn used a line-item veto to halt lawmakers' pay back in July. The lawsuit argues that the move was unconstitutional. Quinn, who says he has the power to veto legislators' salaries, has also refused to be paid until lawmakers get the job done on pension reform.

Lawmakers have missed two of their monthly paychecks since Quinn's line-item veto of legislative pay.

Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported this weekend that Madigan is "waiting for a vote to be scheduled" on a measure being crafted by a conference committee formed to address the state's $100 billion pension crisis. While talking with reporters Sunday, the House Speaker added that any reform package would have to be "meaningful" for him to bring it up for a vote. He did not provide specifics, however, about what a "meaningful" proposal would include.