1.0 link 221162 <![CDATA[Quinn: Budget Cuts Could Mean 2,200 State Layoffs]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/25/quinn-budget-cuts-could-m_n_221162.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday that 2,200 state employees could lose their jobs as he attempts to cut an additional $1 billion in state spending amid continued uncertainty about the Illinois budget.

Quinn also wants state employees to take 12 unpaid furlough days and have their wages frozen.

"We have to cut costs, cut costs and cut costs," Quinn told business leaders at a gathering of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce at a downtown Chicago hotel.

The state's largest employee...

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