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    Sep 25, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Mr. Madigan's bill, Ms. Purkey's pension

    Gail Purkey wasn't employed by the state of Illinois long enough during the 1980s to earn a state pension. Her stint with House Speaker Michael Madigan's legislative staff, plus her time at the Illinois Arts Council, an agency chaired by Madigan's wife, Shirley, totaled less than seven years. Then she left public employment for a job with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, a statewide group that includes the Chicago Teachers Union.
    Gail Purkey wasn't employed by the state of Illinois long enough during the 1980s to earn a state pension. Her stint with House Speaker Michael Madigan's legislative staff, plus her time at the Illinois Arts Council, an agency chaired by Madigan's wife,...

    Tags: Political Fundraising, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Pension and Welfare

    2. Sep 23, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. State paying 6-figure pension to ex-teachers union lobbyist

    — A former lobbyist for a powerful teachers union is reaping a $100,000-a-year state pension thanks to wide-ranging retirement legislation sponsored nearly six years ago by her former boss, House Speaker Michael Madigan, and his legislative allies.
    — A former lobbyist for a powerful teachers union is reaping a $100,000-a-year state pension thanks to wide-ranging retirement legislation sponsored nearly six years ago by her former boss, House Speaker Michael Madigan, and his legislative allies....

    Tags: Unions, Executive Branch, Pension and Welfare, Crime, Law and Justice, Rod Blagojevich

    3. Oct 21, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 2 teachers union lobbyists teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions

    Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher pension once they served a single day of subbing in 2007, a Tribune/WGN-TV investigation has found.
    Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher pension once they served a single day of subbing in 2007, a Tribune/WGN-TV investigation has found. Steven Preckwinkle, the...

    Tags: Unions, Pension and Welfare, Retirement, Crime, Law and Justice, Rod Blagojevich

    4. Oct 21, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  4. IDOT projects end dates for downtown road construction

    Plainfield � News
    There’s  hope for Plainfield motorists tired of traffic cones and constant delays. Representatives from the state transportation department laid out a tentative schedule Wednesday for …...
    5. Mar 10, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  5. IDOT chief Gary Hannig steps down

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    Posted by Ray Long at 6:01 p.m. SPRINGFIELD — Shortly after he became governor, Pat Quinn plucked from the legislature a well-liked downstate lawmaker to head the sprawling Illinois Department of Transportation. Today, former state Rep. Gary Hannig,...
    6. Mar 22, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  6. Halvorson hits Quinn event, touts credentials to lead IDOT

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    Posted by Monique Garcia at 6:38 p.m. There was a familiar face in the crowd today as Gov. Pat Quinn announced a new phase of construction in Illinois' effort to build a high-speed rail corridor between Chicago and St. Louis:......
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