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Illinois Legislators Vote To Double Cigarette Tax

Posted 05.30.2012

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The Illinois Senate voted 31-27 Tuesday in favor of raising the state tax on cigarettes by $1, from 98 cents to $1.98 per pack. The House approved ...

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Cigarette Taxes Could Go Up $1 A Pack

Posted 05.25.2011

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In the summer of 2009, Illinois governor Pat Quinn cobbled together bipartisan support for a $31 billion capital spending bill. The ambitious legislat...

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Peotone Airport Debate: Controversial Third Chicago Airport Gets $100 Million Boost

Chicago Tribune | Joel Hood | Posted 05.25.2011

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They don't agree on much, but proponents and opponents of the controversial proposal for an airport in Peotone say the $100 million set aside for the ...

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Quinn Signs $31 Billion Capital Bill

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday approved the state's first construction spending plan in over a decade - a $31 billion infusion expec...

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Quinn Changing Course, Will Sign $29B Capital Bill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he plans to sign long-delayed legislation creating a huge public works program to help the...

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Quinn Calls Special Session Of General Assembly To Handle Budget, Capital Bill, Ethics Reform

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn's calling a special session of the Illinois General Assembly to grapple with budgetary and other issues. A proclamatio...

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$9 Billion Jobs And Construction Plan Languishes During Budget Fight

Daily Herald | Dan Carden | Posted 05.25.2011

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A $9 billion program of shovel-ready road construction projects that was supposed to create up to 80,000 jobs in Illinois this summer has been delayed...

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Lawmakers Can't Pass Budget But Find $500 Million For Pet Projects

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- On their way out of Springfield, Illinois legislators grabbed about $500 million for pet projects in their districts. The m...

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Quinn Won't Sign Public Works Plan Until Ethics Reforms, Tax Increase And High-Speed Rail Money Approved

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is using a monstrous state construction bill, desperately wanted by lawmakers to fix roads and schoo...

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Quinn 'Not Sure' About Raising Liquor Tax, Against Parking Meter Deal

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is backing away from a push to pay for public construction projects by raising liquor taxes. In a two-hour interview Monday n...

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Mass Transit Gets Short Shrift In Quinn's Capital Plan

Progress Illinois | Adam Doster | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an email yesterday, House Mass Transit Committee chairwoman Rep. Julie Hamos pointed out that the 3:1 roads-to-transit funding ratio is much worse ...

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Quinn Suggests Lawmakers Take Pay Cuts, Skip Vacation (WATCH)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Governor Pat Quinn suggested Monday that legislators follow his lead and take a voluntary pay cut as the state combats a nearly $11 billion deficit (v...

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Quinn Wants $25 Billion State Stimulus Program, No Talk Of Funding

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Pat Quinn has put a dollar figure on Illinois' homegrown effort to stimulate the economy. Gov. Pat Quinn says he wants to spend $25 billion on w...

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Senate President: Gas Tax Increase Could Fund Infrastructure Program

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- New Senate President John Cullerton says Illinois lawmakers should forget about adding casinos to pay for a statewide constr...

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2009 Transit Forecast: Fare Hikes, Parking Increases, Construction Delays And (Maybe) Federal Money

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Ride" is all about moving forward, not looking back. So this column is about what we can expect in transportation news in 2009. The economy may be...

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Lottery Lease May Violate Federal Law

The Bloomington Pantagraph | Kurt Erickson | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new federal legal decision could put a serious dent in Illinois' effort to raise money for a statewide construction program. Reacting to a plan by ...

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