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No more secret negotiations
When Gov. Pat Quinn and the state's largest public employee union struck an agreement on a new contract, both sides lauded the deal. "This agreement is fair to both hardworking state employees and all taxpayers of Illinois," Quinn said in a statement....
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch, Government, Illinois Governor
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Open thread: The weeks in review
Change of SubjectLast week was fairly successful when I announced that, going forward, "Weeks in Review" posts will also serve as an open comment thread on news events of the past week that either didn't get discussed on the blog or didn't...... -
Flood receding, cleanup kicks into high gear
More rain fell over the Chicago area Tuesday, slowing cleanup and damage assessment work just as widespread — and in many cases record-breaking — floodwaters had begun to recede. Lisle: Some private wells contaminated Village officials...
Tags: Des Plaines, Medical Procedures and Tests, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Johnsburg, Weather
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Gov. signs property tax break helping seniors
Senior citizens will get a bigger break on their property taxes under a measure Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Tuesday, with homeowners in Cook County among the first to see savings. The law increased the senior homestead exemption from $4,000 to $5,...
Tags: Taxation, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Illinois Governor
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Rosenthal: Perry tries to rustle Illinois business
Selling the grass as greener in his dusty, drought-plagued state, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came to Chicago this week to paint his state as a commercial paradise and Illinois into a corner. Perry is out to poach Illinois businesses and jobs. He says it's...
Tags: Sales, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Elections, National Government
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Wheaton assessing damage after flood
Wheaton officials are working to assess the damage from last week's floods, which many have called the worst in the city in recent memory. Rain that pounded the region left many homeowners and businesses under water, prompting Gov. Pat Quinn to...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Petroleum Industry
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Official: Flood is story of heroics and failures
As Glen Ellyn evaluates the damage caused by last week's floods, village leaders are also pointing to successes and shortcomings during the disaster, saying there is much to be learned and fixed. "In my opinion, this is a story of both heroics and...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Arts and Culture, Libraries, DuPage County, Glen Ellyn
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New law gives senior citizens bigger tax break
Tribune reporterSenior citizens will get a bigger break on their property tax bills under a measure Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Tuesday, with homeowners in Cook County among the first to see savings. The law increased the senior homestead exemption from $4,000 to...Tags: Taxation, Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Enact Smart Grid law, create jobs
We keep reading about how the national economy is finally turning around, which is great. But here in Illinois we keep wondering where the jobs are. With our state’s unemployment rate at an alarming 9.5 percent - among the highest in the nation...Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Executive Branch, AFL-CIO, Illinois Governor
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River Forest, Riverside clean up after deluge
Communities in western Cook County are still cleaning up this week from a rainfall that left some streets and homes flooded. Some areas saw five inches or more of rain, and the Des Plaines River overflowed wreaking havoc on some River Forest and...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Floods, Rivers, Illinois Governor, River Forest
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Rep. Paul Ryan warns governors on Obama health care plan
Clout StreetThe chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he has been warning governors not to count on high federal reimbursement rates for expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income families under President Barack Obama’s health-care reform. U....Tags: Executive Branch, Illinois Governor, Government Health Care, Elections, Mitt Romney
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Quinn appoints 2 board members to Chicago State University
Tribune reporterIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn appointed two new members to a previously half-vacant Chicago State University Board of Trustees on Monday. With four of the eight seats open since the end of March, the newly appointed members will replace former Vice Chairwoman...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Chicago State University, Illinois Governor, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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