Governor Quinn

Just days after thousands of protesters descended on Chicago to rally against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 15 people were arrested outside ...

Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times: Just three months after teetering on the issue, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has come out in ...

As the Illinois unemployment rate continues to fall, Gov. Pat Quinn and other state lawmakers have been celebrating. But the rosy numbers are bad news...

A national survey of CEOs released Wednesday contained bad news for Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn as the survey identified Illinois as the nation...

Democratic Illinois Governor Pat Quinn appeared Wednesday evening on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" with host Ed Schultz to discuss Wisconsin's disappointing j...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday introduced his plan to address the state's growing pension crisis by cutting costs and -- the governor proposed -- d...

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.), standing in for the still recovering U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, on Wednesday delivered a report on the state's financi...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's plan to shutter 14 state facilities could come with an even broader economic impact than originally expected. Accordi...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security on Thursday announced that the state's unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percent in January, the largest on...

Despite the state's dire financial situation, as outlined last month in Democratic Governor Pat Quinn's budget address, lawmakers in Springfield are s...

One day after Democratic Illinois Governor Pat Quinn delivered his second State of the State address, it would be difficult to find a single state leg...

Updated story Illinois Governor Pat Quinn at noon on Wednesday delivered his annual State of the State address, a speech centered principally on th...

A budget watchdog group that has repeatedly criticized the state's handling of its finances once again called on lawmakers to do something about Illin...

In a Friday appearance on MSNBC'S "Morning Joe," Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said he would not be giving in anytime soon to state Republicans' ...

Members of both the Illinois House and Senate this week approved, in veto-proof majorities, a trailer bill to ComEd and Ameren's "smart grid" legislat...

A new television spot aimed at pension reform for state employees made its debut Wednesday. The spot, sponsored by the Civic Committee of the Comme...

Though Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has his eye set on dismantling the state's abuse-ridden legislative scholarship program, House Speaker Michael Madigan ...

Hoffman Estates village trustees voted, unanimously, to approve a resolution urging the state of Illinois to make "all reasonable efforts" to keep the...

Job approval ratings for both President Barack Obama and Governor Pat Quinn, both Democrats, are dipping low in their home state. According to a FO...

After ever-outspoken U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) told a Tea Party gun forum in Huntley, Ill., that he would be a "cheerleader" for gun rights in Cong...

An arbitrator ruled Monday that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D)'s call for seven state facility closures and 1,900 worker layoffs violates the state's...

Illinois' political news has lulled as of late, while Governor Pat Quinn was in China on a trade mission. Quinn has, along with a small delegation ...

A new report released Monday by the Civic Federation says that, even though the state has made some serious cutbacks and increased its income tax rate...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Monday vetoed legislation that would have allowed for Commonwealth Edison to increase its rates for its customers while...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A federal judge has ruled against Illinois state employees in a dispute over whether Gov. Pat Quinn can cancel raises promised in...