SPRINGFIELD - Despite signaling a strong break from his disgraced predecessor, Gov. Pat Quinn is relying on a number of fiscal maneuvers that come straight from Rod Blagojevich's playbook.

Along with tapping into future state pension funds to help bail the state out of its budget morass, Quinn has proposed raising $287 million by closing a series of business tax loopholes.

The idea is bringing catcalls from lawmakers, who say the incentives targeted by Quinn are the same ones that failed to gain any traction under Blagojevich, who served for six years before being ousted on the grounds of corruption and mismanagement.

"It's amazing to me. We're hearing the same things," said state Rep. Roger Eddy, R-Hutsonville. "We've been down this road before."

Democratic and Republican lawmakers say Quinn's reliance on proposals that went nowhere under Blagojevich could be directly tied to some of the holdovers he's kept on since taking over for Blagojevich on Jan. 29.

Key among the holdovers on budget issues is John Filan, who was a key architect of early Blagojevich budgets and now oversees the Illinois Finance Authority.

During Blagojevich's six-year tenure, Filan pushed to close a variety of corporate tax loopholes, only to be turned back by the Legislature.

Among the old concepts outlined Wednesday by Quinn is a $65 million bid to collect sales tax on leased business software. The proposal has been suggested at least three previous times and has gone nowhere.

Quinn also wants to get a one-time infusion of $100 million by ending a tax deduction for businesses that own machinery and equipment. The so-called "accelerated depreciation" clause has failed to net support in prior General Assemblies.

The new governor also wants to use money from the state's pension system to help fill the budget hole, a concept that Filan championed in Blagojevich's first term in office.

"The conventional wisdom in this building is that John Filan's fingerprints are all over the budget," said state Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon.

The widespread opposition to closing those budget loopholes in the past raises questions about whether Quinn's proposal is already unraveling, just days after he called on lawmakers to join him in making tough choices to solve the state's financial woes.

Quinn spokeswoman Katie Ridgway acknowledged that Filan was involved in the budget-writing process. Also involved was Blagojevich's former budget director, Ginger Ostro, who remains in that position.

"The governor worked with a broad constituency of people including advocates for labor, human services, health care," Ridgway said.

For now, lawmakers say they are keeping an open mind about Quinn's proposal, despite the dark shadow of the former governor looming over the impending budget fight.

"We're open to discussions on these issues, but we recognize there's been opposition to them in the past," said Steve Brown, spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago.

Some said they'd hoped Quinn would have offered more of a break from the state's recent, politically tumultuous history.

"We were all looking for something a little different," Eddy said.