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By Ashley GriffinDuring his State of the State address on Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn proposed a new initiative to restore vacant foreclosed properties in the Chicago area. On Friday, he was joined by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and six Coo...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 days 10 hours ago.
By Ashley Griffin As Gov. Pat Quinn presented his take on the status of the state today, lawmakers and business leaders said they were listening specifically for the governor’s plan to grow Illinois’ economy.Quinn gave them the Illinois Jobs Age...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 days 10 hours ago.
By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn focused on the positive as he gave his State of the State address today.He highlighted recently passed legislation such as education reform and the Illinois Dream Act.He touched on some of his favorite stories of Illinoi...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 4 days 12 hours ago.
By Jamey Dunn With Gov Pat Quinn due to make his State of the State address Wednesday, Illinois legislators hope his speech will touch on a variety of issues.Quinn is scheduled to give his speech before a joint session of the House and Senate at noon on W...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 1 day ago.
By Jamey Dunn Following a call to action that President Barack Obama made in his State of the Union Address, Gov. Pat Quinn today proposed raising the dropout age for Illinois high school students. “When students don’t walk away from their education, ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 3 days ago.
By Jamey Dunn All four legislative leaders and Gov. Pat Quinn have said that pension reform is a priority in the upcoming legislative session, but their opinions differ on what would be best for the state and legal under the Illinois Constitution. Recent ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 4 days ago.
By Jamey Dunn All four legislative leaders and Gov. Pat Quinn have said that pension reform is a priority in the upcoming legislative session, but their opinions differ on what would be best for the state and legal under the Illinois Constitution. Recent ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 week 5 days ago.
By Jamey Dunn All four legislative leaders and Gov. Pat Quinn have said that pension reform is a priority in the upcoming legislative session, but their opinions differ on what would be best for the state and legal under the Illinois’ Constitution. Rece...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 2 days ago.
By Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn today announced plans to close the Tinley Park Mental Health Center and the Jacksonville Developmental Center as part of a larger proposal to close several state institutions. Quinn previously proposed the closure of seven stat...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 weeks 3 days ago.
By Jamey Dunn Even after a tax increase, Illinois has not made much progress on the total of overdue payments it still owes to vendors, medical providers and others. According to Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka’s quarterly report, the comptroller’s offi...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 weeks 2 days ago.
By Jamey Dunn As lawmakers prepare to return for session in the coming months, Gov. Pat Quinn and the four legislative leaders all count changes to the public employee pension system as a top priority, However, agreement across the aisle and between the t...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 weeks 3 days ago.
By Ashley Griffin As part of legislation that will keep some state institutions open through the current fiscal year, the Illinois General Assembly also approved more spending for some human services programs.With all eyes on a plan to halt state facility...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 weeks 3 days ago.
By Ashley Griffin As part of legislation that will keep some state institutions open through the current fiscal year, the Illinois General Assembly also approved more spending for some human services programs.With all eyes on a plan to halt state facility...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 3 weeks 4 days ago.
By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn today signed a tax break for low-income workers and said changes to the public employee pension systems are a top priority for him in 2012.Quinn signed Senate Bill 400, which will increase the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) f...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 4 weeks 1 day ago.
By Jamey Dunn Recent efforts to close the state's budget gap, including a temporary income tax increase, were not enough to save Illinois from a credit rating downgrade.Moody’s Investor Services lowered Illinois’ bond rating today. (You must login to ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
By Jamey Dunn One bond rating agency says that if Illinois does not do more to balance its budget before the recent tax increase begins to phase out, the state could face another hit to its credit score.Fitch Ratings held Illinois’ rating ste...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
By Jamey Dunn A three-year budget projection that Gov. Pat Quinn’s office released today calls for cuts in most areas of state government.The plan lays out a proposed 9 percent decrease in Fiscal Year 2013 to all areas of state spending other than...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
By Jamey DunnIt was a busy year at the Statehouse as Illinois legislators passed an income tax increase, a significant change to the state’s criminal justice system and reforms to two important state systems, among other bills.Death penalty Perhaps...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
By Jamey Dunn As the new year begins, more than 200 new laws will take effect in Illinois. Among them are:Safety belts The new law that will likely have the broadest impact on Illinoisans is House Bill 219 (Public Act 97-0016). After January 1, ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 1 month ago.
By Jamey Dunn One Illinois lawmaker says the first step to repairing the faltering College Illinois prepaid tuition program is making its investment decisions public. Rep. Jim Durkin recently filed legislation that would require investment decisions for t...
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