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A collection of news and information related to Illinois governor Pat Quinn published by this site and its partners.
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The obstructionists, Part 3
By all accounts, and especially if you read his literature, Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge is a fiscal hawk. "Budgeting for results," designed to make every program prove its worth, is his baby. He's chairman of one Senate...
Tags: Kimberly Lightford, Iris Martinez, Politics, Terry Link, Elections
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Voice of the People
One-party system With the most recent downgrade of the state's credit rating, the failure of Illinois' one-party system is now complete. The refusal by the Democratic Party's hierarchy to face up to the state's massive financial problems, caused by the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Regional Authority, Long Grove, U.S. Congress
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Lack of a 'whoops!' provision in concealed-carry bill alarms Sheriff Dart
Change of SubjectFrom Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's letter to Gov. Pat Quinn objecting to the bill on his desk allowing for licensed citizens to carry cooncealed firearms: The bill lacks any process by which law enforcement could object to a person...... -
Editorial: Lawmakers are sinking Illinois. Example: Sen. Linda Holmes
At a meeting this week, House Speaker Michael Madigan urged Gov. Pat Quinn to help get pension reform out of the Senate. "Let me say it again: The best pension bill passed so far, and the one that does the most cost savings, is the House bill, and that'...
Tags: Small Businesses, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Regional Authority, Linda Holmes
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Quinn shifts gears again on pension reform
Clout StreetA frustrated Gov. Pat Quinn has once again changed strategies in his effort to get a pension reform bill on his desk as he acknowledged Friday he’s “prepared to do whatever necessary” to try to break a deadlock between his fellow...Tags: Springfield, Parties and Movements, Politics, Regional Authority, Elections
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Quinn now wants House pension reform bill pushed through Senate
A frustrated Gov. Pat Quinn once again changed strategies Friday as he tries to get lawmakers to send him a pension reform bill, drawing up both a new approach for next week's special session and a longer-term backup plan if that one fails to break a...
Tags: Elaine Nekritz, Parties and Movements, Politics, Regional Authority, Elections
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Details of billboard deal raise questions
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's no-bid deal for new expressway billboards guarantees the city far less than half the $700 million the private vendor expects to make and essentially requires Chicago to repay all the upfront cash the mayor touted as a key selling...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Politics, Elections, Scott Waguespack, Economy, Business and Finance
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Tracking funds for training
When Illinois lawmakers criticized a state agency last spring for failing to adequately monitor how training funds were spent, they took matters into their own hands. They gave control of nearly $7 million to five private entities and promised to track...Tags: Politics, Productivity, Chrysler Group LLC, Navistar International Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance
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Pass pension reform, or else
In Springfield, the presence of Abraham Lincoln can always be felt. One of my favorite Lincoln quotes is "Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today." We should apply his advice to Illinois' most pressing issue today: pension reform. As I say to...
Tags: Michael Madigan, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Government, Executive Branch
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Ill. law to force Busch to sell beer distributor stake by 2015
Tribune reporterIt's official: Anheuser-Busch will have to sell its stake in City Beverage, the brewer's largest local distributor. Gov. Pat Quinn signed HB2606 into law Thursday afternoon. The legislation reinforces the state's three-tier system, which requires the...Tags: Anheuser-Busch, Anheuser-Busch InBev
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Madigan goes against Quinn on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday tried to increase the pressure on fellow Democrats in the Senate to get behind his version of pension reform and abandon their own as they head into Gov. Pat Quinn’s special session next...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Elections, Medical Procedures and Tests, Interior Policy
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RPT-Illinois legislative leaders move farther apart on pension fix
ReutersCHICAGO, June 12 (Reuters) - Just a week before Illinois' legislature is to meet in special session to address the state's $100 billion unfunded public pension liability, differences between the body's Democratic leaders on solutions to the problem...Tags: Politics, Employees, Interior Policy, John J Cullerton, Credit Ratings
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