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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The worries of Chicago-area mass transit riders, Illinois public schools and human service providers culminated at the state Capitol Thursday, but they were all put on hold for seven to 10 days. Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Thursday night outside of his Stat...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Steven Guerra, the governors deputy chief of staff for social services, helped kick off the first conference of its kind in Illinois Wednesday morning in Springfield. He spoke at the 1st Annual Collaborative Juvenile Justice Conference, where he said juv...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
I'm sorry to say blogging will be light until later this week. My hard drive crashed again. I hope to catch up soon.
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The Illinois State Board of Elections expects to receive double the number of petition paper filings Monday than it would normally receive in an election year. Its happening about six weeks earlier than normal, too.For the first time in Illinois, Democra...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Former Gov. George Ryan could go to federal prison within seven days, pursuant to a decision by the federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.On Thursday, the full court affirmed that Ryan would not receive a retrial for his federal corruption conviction last ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The phone giant AT&T officially can compete with cable companies on a statewide level to offer high-tech video services to customers. But that doesnt guarantee the company will build out those services in all areas of the state any time soon. See Crains...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The public, the media and anyone with Internet access has a new tool to search for connections between people who donate money to political campaigns and people who win state contracts. Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes office designed a new Web site, calle...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois' board of trustees voted to provide qualified support to SB 572, Rep. Julie Hamoss measure to give a much-needed boost to Chicago-area transit and to give some more money for operating costs of downstate public tra...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois' board of trustees voted to provide qualified support to SB 572, Rep. Julie Hamoss measure to give a much-needed boost to Chicago-area transit and to give some more money for operating costs of downstate public tra...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The state is starting to look a lot like the Chicago Cubs in dropping the ball and saying itll get the job done next year. The Illinois General Assembly finished its annual fall session Friday without addressing two of the big-ticket items that have divi...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Rep. Tom Cross, the Republican leader in his chamber, had the quote of the day from the House floor before lawmakers finished their first week of the annual fall session.Perhaps, at least at the higher level, weve had an inability to communicate to get ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The first day of the Illinois General Assemblys annual fall session played out as expected Tuesday. The only surprise came with the news that Senate Majority Leader Sen. Debbie Halvorson, a Crete Democrat, announced shes running for Congress to replace ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The House gathered more anecdotal evidence Monday to argue that Gov. Rod Blagojevichs $470 million in budget cuts hurt the very people he says he wants to help through health care, education and social services. The six-hour hearing didnt result in a vo...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
When state lawmakers return to Springfield Monday, there could be more momentum behind a gaming-for-capital plan than there was at the beginning of this nearly nine-month session. The pressure is on for lawmakers to approve a capital bill to finance road ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The governor sidestepped the legislative process again. He announced Thursday that he changed legislation dealing with high property taxes in Cook County, a controversial measure that took a lot of time and a lot of negotiating between legislative chamber...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
As the race for president heats up this fall, Dick Schuldt at the University of Illinois' Survey Research Office of the Center for State Policy and Leadership gives us an idea of how Illinois voters feel about the candidates in each political party. In sh...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
In a mostly rosy display of bipartisan cooperation (with some thorns in the Senate presidents side), the Senate approved an all-in-one deal to create three new casinos as a way to pay for a capital plan. That $25 billion plan would finance road and schoo...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The Senate could consider a new gaming bill that would pay for a capital plan and, potentially, Chicago mass transit all in one. (The governor temporarily saved mass transit last week.) Some Senate Republicans favor the all-in-one strategy, but its fate i...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
The Regional Transportation Authority accepted Gov. Rod Blagojevichs offer to advance all of the agencys 2008 funding as a way to prolong massive layoffs and service cuts for seven more weeks. Two of the 10 board members, including former treasurer Judy...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich attempted to execute another power play to make House Speaker Michael Madigan seem like the problem in state government. The governor charges the speaker and his staff with violating the state constitution for delaying action on the g...
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