SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Thursday that temporarily raises Illinois income taxes by two-thirds, risking a political ...
Posted 05.25.2011
For a moment Friday, it seemed as if it might actually happen. Governor Quinn, Speaker Madigan and Senate President Cullerton had reached an agreement...
Posted 05.25.2011
Leaders in Springfield appear poised to push for a temporary income tax increase of 2.25 percentage points, in order to help offset the state's massiv...
Posted 05.25.2011
There seems to be some confusion in Springfield about the meaning of the word "mandate." Governor Pat Quinn proposed in March to raise the Illinois i...
Posted 05.25.2011
The Illinois State Legislature is set to adjourn at the end of this week. Looming large over the close of the legislative session is the state's massi...
Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011
The governor says increasing the cigarette tax would help fund education. But he's received little support for his proposed income tax hike. ...
Posted 05.25.2011
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn proposed his state budget in March, to much public skepticism. And two months later, critics are no happier. The Civic Federa...
Posted 05.25.2011
A new report suggests that Governor Pat Quinn is hoping to buy support from Illinois' mayors for his proposed income tax increase. The Chicago Sun-Ti...
Posted 05.25.2011
Former Illinois governor Jim Edgar -- the last man to leave the Governor's mansion without an indictment -- built a reputation during his tenure of pr...
Posted 05.25.2011
One thing is for sure: Bill Brady is against raising taxes. On Thursday, as Gov. Pat Quinn rolled out new budget proposals to close the state's mass...
Posted 05.25.2011
The lieutenant governor's office in Illinois is not looking so hot. On the Democratic side, of course, there's the gaping hole on the ticket left by...
Posted 05.25.2011
In a meandering, largely improvised address at 12pm Wednesday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn announced new tax hikes, outlined jobs creation programs, a...
Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Pat Quinn today suggested he'll wait until after Jan. 1 to push state lawmakers to approve an income tax increase, saying it would be easier to g...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is putting aside his call for an income tax increase until November. In an interview Friday with Th...
Chicago Sun-Times | Tim Novak | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Quinn is bypassing House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders and appealing directly to lawmakers in hopes of getting his propos...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to vote as soon as Wednesday on an income tax increase to help human services providers, who insist som...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn continues to warn that there'll be dire consequences if lawmakers don't raise state income taxes to fill budge...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Eager to build support for an income tax increase to avoid deep budget cuts, Gov. Pat Quinn is resorting to a strategy his predecessor...
Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia and John Chase | Posted 05.25.2011
Gov. Pat Quinn suggested Friday that critics of his major income-tax-increase plan put up or shut up about how they would balance the state's out-of-w...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
CHICAGO - New Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it will take "sacrifice" to fix a state budget deficit that could be as high as $9 billion. Quinn isn't sa...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011