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Quinn to sign illegal immigrant driver's licenses bill Sunday
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn is scheduled to sign a measure into law Sunday that will grant drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. The move comes as little surprise given the Democratic governor’s outspoken support of the measure, which was passed by...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Illegal Immigrants, Politics
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Quinn minimum wage hike could be tough sell
Clout StreetIt won’t be easy for Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn to find enough lawmakers to vote for the minimum wage increase, what with business groups pronouncing it a “job killer.” But the best news for Quinn is that key Democratic lawmakers...Tags: Elections, Oswego, Government, Kimberly Lightford, Parties and Movements
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Illinois credit rating sinks to worst in nation
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Illinois fell to the bottom of all 50 states in the rankings of a major credit ratings agency Friday following the failure of Gov. Pat Quinn and lawmakers to fix the state’s hemorrhaging pension system during this month’s...Tags: Oswego, Government, Credit and Debt, Illinois Governor, Ratings
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Sweeping pension reform fails in Illinois Senate
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate defeated a comprehensive overhaul of the state's broken pension system today, instead passing a plan to make changes to only the teacher pension system. Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, salvaged the teacher...Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Interior Policy, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Michael Madigan
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Word nerd on 'gambling gambit'
Change of SubjectSenate President John Cullerton saw Quinn's gambling gambit as a possible breakthrough....from our story today on the governor's speech I assumed the two words were very closely related. But the Online etymological dictionary says not really: Gambit --... -
Quinn blames lawmakers for inaction on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn chastised lawmakers for failing to pass cost-cutting changes to the government worker retirement system, then dangled the possibility that he'd drop his long-running opposition to a major gambling expansion to get a...Tags: Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Education, Parties and Movements, Montgomery (Kane, Illinois)
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Quinn vetoes gambling expansion as expected
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a major gambling expansion today in a move that's been long expected, but a new version will be surfacing soon. The new legislation once again would allow a casino in Chicago and four other sites around the...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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Quinn budget preview: cuts, but no new taxes
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn on Monday warned he will unveil a “hard and difficult” spending plan during his Wednesday budget address, saying cuts will have to be made because of state leaders’ inability to reduce the costs of government worker...Tags: Government, Illinois Governor, Budgets and Budgeting, Michael Madigan, Executive Branch
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Illinois Senate approves Medicaid expansion bill
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate today approved an expansion of health care for 342,000 low-income residents under legislation that embraces President Barack Obama’s signature program to give medical coverage to more Americans. The party-...Tags: Elections, Illinois General Assembly, Politics, Barack Obama, Health Insurance
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Quinn criticizes new pension reform plan tied to income tax
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A top House Democrat on Wednesday suggested a new plan to fix the state’s massively indebted retirement system: make the temporary income tax hike permanent, have state workers and teachers chip in more toward their pension and...Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Illinois Governor, Christine Radogno, Michael Madigan
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1st free-standing birth center in Illinois may open
It took more than two decades of labor, but Illinois is finally poised to permit its first free-standing birth center, an alternative model of care for low-risk pregnant women who want to deliver in a homey environment with a reduced chance of medical...
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