Gov. Pat Quinn's administration said today it will have to move forward with significant layoffs of state workers after the largest union refused to r...
Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago
The Democratic primary race for governor got off to a fiery start today, as Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes formally announced his candidacy with a pro...
Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn recently commissioned a statewide poll measuring both his and challenger Dan Hynes' support among Democratic voters. The survey, condu...
Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago
In an unusual ceremony today, Gov. Quinn vetoed a campaign finance reform bill he had testified in favor of....
AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn has again delayed taking any action against the two remaining University of Illinois trustees, who have refused to comply with Quinn's ...
Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 09.24.2009 | Chicago
State government's largest employee union filed suit today in hopes of preventing the 2,600 layoffs that Gov. Pat Quinn has repeatedly threatened to c...
Chicago Public Radio | Posted 09.24.2009 | Chicago
Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill yesterday that requires water supply operators to notify people if the water is contaminated. The law also makes it a...
NBC Chicago | Steve Rhodes | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago
Blame it on Pat Quinn: the job formerly known as Lieutenant Governor of Bored Out-of-My-Mindistan is suddenly drawing interest from a wide-range of po...
Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 09.19.2009 | Chicago
Two University of Illinois trustees are rejecting Governor Pat Quinn's call for resignations. A special commission investigating an admissions scandal...
AP | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law designed to increase demand for locally grown food....
Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn wants state employed union workers to take furlough days to help balance the state's budget. He says about 2,600 American ...
State Journal-Register | Posted 09.17.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a rewrite of the state's open-records law that will allow courts to fine public bodies that violate it "willfully...
Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago
I'm not a fan of pandering for pandering's sake, but someone addressing you with words they're unfamiliar and maybe a little uncomfortable with shows not only respect, but warmth.
Chicago Public Radio | Sam Hudzik | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago
Six-year Tollway Board Chair John Mitola resigned Wednesday (both sides insist it was voluntary) and was quickly replaced by Paula Wolff, a planning e...
David Ormsby | Posted 09.13.2009 | Chicago
In his quest for a state Senate seat, gay rights activist Jim Madigan focuses his campaign fire against incumbent Sen. Heather Steans' vote to legalize video gaming.
Chicagosphere | Mike Doyle | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law making it illegal for sex offenders to use social networking sites. Is this a necessary ban to protect the st...
AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 09.12.2009 | Chicago
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B. Joseph White on Wednesday scrapped the school's special admissions list of politically con...
Chicago Public Radio | Rob Wildeboer | Posted 09.11.2009 | Chicago
Imprisoned men who say they were tortured by Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge have a new venue to air their cases. ...
WBBM Newsradio | Posted 09.11.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn uses his own BlackBerry for government business, saying it saves taxpayers the cost of providing an official cell phone. The practice a...
AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 09.07.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn urged the remaining members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees to voluntarily resign on Friday, after a st...
AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 09.06.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — A panel investigating the role that clout played in University of Illinois admissions recommended in its final report released on Thur...
AP | Posted 09.06.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes has made official what's been talked about for weeks: He's running for governor. That sets up a Democratic primary fig...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 09.06.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) -- College student Juan Ibarra hopes a new Illinois law banning text messaging while driving will help him kick the dangerous habit. "I ...
State Journal-Register | Doug Finke | Posted 09.05.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes, expected to run for governor in 2010, on Tuesday called Gov. Pat Quinn's handling of the state budget "chaos" and "con...
Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 09.04.2009 | Chicago
Legislation that Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law today asks state environmental officials to find ways to reduce trace elements of painkillers, bug spr...
State Journal-Register | Ryan Keith | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago