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Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerRod Blagojevich is no longer governor, and it’s easy to assume that the atmosphere within the Capitol has done a 180 with two new legislative leaders and a new governor. But today’s speeches by three legislative leaders and Gov. Pat Q...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnA proposed $1 a pack increase in the sales tax on cigarettes moved quickly through the Senate and awaits a final vote in the House. Although the bill, as written, has momentum and solid support among Democrats, opponents made a case for a com...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerIllinois Democrats and Republicans appeared split on whether to use legislation to fire two executive staff members of a hospital planning board plagued by corruption early in former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration in 2003 and 200...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary RussellAfter the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recommended last week to close Howe Developmental Center in Tinley Park, Gov. Pat Quinn decided this week to conduct his own investigation to determine if the f...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
Read the latest Illinois Issues magazine to see how Senate President John Cullerton is "reigning in the Senate." The Democratic leader has revived a bipartisan spirit, but how long that lasts depends on upcoming polarizing votes.Also read what's at stake ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
by Jamey DunnIllinois Department of Public Health officials on Wednesday reported nine probable cases of swine flu in the state and are expecting more. Federal and state officials are making efforts to prepare for the possibility of the virus spreading in...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnQuinn is sticking to his back-up plan of tackling ethics issues at the ballot box if the legislature does not approve substantial reforms by the end of this session. However, the state Constitution limits the issues voters can petition to get...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary RussellIn an 11th-hour move, Gov. Pat Quinn sent a letter requesting an extension in the decision to close the William A. Howe Developmental Center in Tinley Park, a Chicago suburb. The letter was sent to members of the legislative Commission on...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnQuinn is sticking to his back-up plan of tackling ethics issues at the ballot box if the legislature does not approve substantial reforms by the end of this session. However, the state Constitution limits the issues voters can petition to get...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnQuinn is sticking to his back-up plan of tackling ethics issues at the ballot box if the legislature does not approve substantial reforms by the end of this session. However, the state Constitution limits the issues voters can petition to get...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany Jaeger Gov. Pat Quinn’s Illinois Reform Commission issued its final recommendations for reforming Illinois government, passing the torch to the state legislators to act before their scheduled May 31 adjournment. While some reform measures app...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnWhile Illinois has no confirmed cases of swine flu yet, health officials said today the virus eventually will reach the state and that they are prepared for it.Dr. Damon Arnold, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in a ...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
by Jamey DunnAfter facing uncertain futures and becoming pawns in a game of political revenge, the state’s closed historic sites reopened today.The 11 historic sites were closed last year, along with several state parks, by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich i...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn commemorated Earth Day by signing an executive order to make state agencies more “green,” while several measures addressing environmental issues are under consideration in the legislature.Quinn signed the executive order af...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Jamey DunnA transportation and business group is proposing what it says is a more specific plan than Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal for major construction plans for roads, bridges and transit.Sen. Martin Sandoval, a Cicero Democrat and chairman of the Sen...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Hilary RussellState employees who want to decide which doctor they see or what hospital they are admitted to may have to re-think their health care options.According to the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, state empl...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
That cliché of the day indicates the number of days state legislators have to negotiate major spending and revenue proposals before they’re scheduled to adjourn their spring session May 31. With ethics reforms, health care negotiations and construction...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
By Bethany JaegerWhile human service providers have long fought for more state funding, mental health and substance abuse providers who offer services at the community level say they need as much as $93 million to prevent thousands of people from losing a...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
by Jamey DunnGov. Pat Quinn announced today his pick to run the state health planning board that has been recently plagued by scandal.At a Chicago news conference, Quinn named Dr. Quentin Young, his one-time personal physician and an advocate for health c...
Posted by Illinois Issues blog 2 years ago.
by Hilary Russell and Jamey DunnPhotographs by Hilary RussellAnti-tax protesters gathered in front of the Illinois Capitol today, shouting the message that they are Taxed Enough Already (TEA) on the last day people can file their income taxes without an e...
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