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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Maureen Foertsch McKinneyThe committee entrusted with evaluating the admissions process at the University of Illinois is expected to recommend that Gov. Pat Quinn at least seek the resignation of the chair of the board of trustees, Niranjan Shah, said ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerGrant-funded education initiatives ranging from after-school programs to gifted education were “zeroed out” in a $7.2 billion budget adopted today by the Illinois State Board of Education.The budget relies on about $362 million in cut...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger and Jamey DunnThe east-central Illinois’ site for the first-of-its-kind, cleaner-burning power plant meets all environmental standards needed for FutureGen to continue, according to a recent decision by the federal government.The U.S. ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell contributingThe state now has an operating budget in place, although the legislature likely will have to address a remaining $4 billion to $5 billion deficit later this year or early next year. Gov. Pa...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnPublic outcry and personal tragedy spurred quick reaction to a Chicago-area cemetery scandal.Investigators revealed last week that bodies buried in Burr Oak, an historic African-American cemetery in Alsip, were moved and dumped into a mass gr...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Jamey Dunn contributingThe top four legislative leaders and the governor have a general agreement to work toward a full 12-month budget, as opposed to a partial-year budget that lasted only five months, without raising income taxes...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerShovels could break ground within a few weeks as the state signs contracts for new road construction jobs. Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a capital spending plan that his office said would create or retain as many as 439,000 jobs througho...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerNo Lisa Madigan. No Roland Burris. The race to be the next U.S. senator from Illinois just narrowed to a more classic competition. The seat has gained national attention for its previous occupant, President Barack Obama.Madigan, the Illin...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerIt’s taken a decade, but Gov. Pat Quinn said that come Monday, the state would have a major infrastructure program in place to help spur the economy and send people back to work.Downstate legislators who met with the governor Thursday a...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerPolitical hopefuls and Statehouse insiders waited for the day when Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan would decide whether she would run for governor or for the state’s second U.S. Senate seat in 2010. Today she surprised most of th...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerGov. Pat Quinn said about 2,600 layoffs are needed to help reduce state spending by $1 billion. At the same time he outlined the cuts in Chicago Tuesday, Quinn also vetoed another portion of the state budget. He said the General Assembly ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerGov. Pat Quinn is slated to announce layoffs and other government spending cuts in what he said is an effort to cut another $1 billion from the state’s operating budget. He’s scheduled to announce specific cuts in Chicago tomorrow aft...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnMillions of dollars entrusted by Illinois citizens to pay for their funerals is at stake in an investment scandal that has been marked by confusion and finger-pointing. A lawsuit now poses funeral directors against an association that was sup...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerThe first day of fiscal year 2010 is marked by Gov. Pat Quinn vetoing the portion of a state budget approved by the legislature, meaning the state doesn’t have a spending plan in place. And after yesterday’s strange string of events, ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Illinois Issues magazine's annual environment issue came out today. In it, you'll find "Wind power," a story about Illinois being at a turning point in its energy-producing future. It's written by Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune reporter who broke the ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, Jamey Dunn and Hilary RussellRenewed hope and high spirits defined the transition from impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich to Gov. Pat Quinn early this year, but frustration and gridlock have stained the end of the fiscal year.Today marked t...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Hilary Russell and Jamey Dunn contributingThe House easily approved a short-term borrowing scheme to fully pay the state’s pension contribution and to prevent about $2 billion in cuts to human services, but not all services will ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerGov. Pat Quinn enacted one type of revenue source for the next fiscal year’s budget, which starts July 1. But there’s no budget in place to spend it.The governor signed SB 1609, allowing the state to refinance debt. According to House...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary Russell Just as the state’s operating budget is in limbo with five days left in the fiscal year, many substantive bills were left in the lurch at the end of the regularly scheduled spring session. The following is a list of measures that Illin...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger, with Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell contributingIllinois’ human service providers, as well as other state contractors, remain in limbo as to whether they’ll receive state funding after July 1. The General Assembly finished its specia...
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