Pat Quinn

Pat Quinn's Office Says 86% for Human Services in New Illinois Budget Is 'Speculative'

David Ormsby | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

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David Ormsby

Whatever the human services spending percentage may be, Quinn's real -- and thankless -- job is to cut the budget. A lot.

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Dan Hynes Stockpiles $3.5M Toward Possible Run For Governor

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Comptroller Daniel Hynes reported Monday that he has built up a campaign bankroll of $3.5 million as he considers challengin...

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Governor Quinn Meets Troops In Iraq

AP | Posted 08.19.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Sunday that he spent the weekend visiting American troops and military leaders in a surprise trip to Iraq...

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Quinn Forms Cemetery Task Force In Wake Of Burr Oak (VIDEO)

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has formed an oversight task force for the state's cemeteries as authorities continue to investigate a histori...

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Good News: Pat Quinn Signs Illinois Budget; Bad News: Pat Quinn Signs Illinois Budget

David Ormsby | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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David Ormsby

The unbalanced budget "avoids a tax increase," Minority Leader Radogno said. It also avoids any sign of real leadership--an observation Radogno left unsaid.

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Burr Oak Cemetery Reform Legislation Falls By The Wayside In Springfield

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long and Rick Pearson | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

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State lawmakers left the State Capitol until the fall without addressing promised reforms of the cemetery industry spurred by the discoveries of disin...

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Illinois Lawmakers Approve Debt-Heavy Stop-Gap Budget

AP | Posted 08.15.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Facing a massive deficit and an array of unpleasant choices, Illinois officials decided Wednesday to keep state government r...

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Pat Quinn's Latest Budget Plan Aims for 'Heaven,' Teens, State Courts Heading in Opposite Direction

David Ormsby | Posted 08.14.2009 | Chicago

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David Ormsby

"There are many ways to get to heaven," Quinn said after another change in budget plans. But hundreds of Illinois human service providers on the brink of financial apocalypse are fretting over landing in much, much, warmer climes.

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Quinn Signs $31 Billion Capital Bill

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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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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Illinois Homeland Security Among Best In Country: FEMA

AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has rated Illinois' homeland security program among the...

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Quinn Shelving Tax Increase Push Until Fall

AP | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Republicans Call For Eliminating Lieutenant Governor Post

Lee Newspapers | Mike Riopell | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago

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A group of Republicans in the Illinois House said Thursday that one of their plans to save the state money is eliminating Gov. Pat Quinn's former job...

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Quinn Changing Course, Will Sign $29B Capital Bill

AP | Posted 08.09.2009 | Chicago

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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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Lisa Madigan Not Running For Senate Or Governor, Will Seek Reelection As Attorney General

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS and DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 08.08.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Wednesday that she's running for re-election instead of seeking higher office, a surp...

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Quinn Vetoes State Operating Budget As Stalemate Continues, 2,600 Face Layoffs

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

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On the day he planned to explain $1 billion in state budget cuts, Gov. Quinn instead announced Tuesday that he is vetoing a bill funding state governm...

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University Of Illinois Faculty Slam Chicago Tribune For Biased Reporting In Clout College Stories

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

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Nearly a month after the Chicago Tribune exposed the influence of political clout in the admissions process at the University of Illinois, a group of ...

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Quinn Pitches Tax Hike To Rank-And-File Lawmakers

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Unable to agree with legislative leaders on how to clean up the state's budget mess, Gov. Pat Quinn is taking his case to rank-and-fil...

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Mike Ditka Cuts Campaign Ad For Quinn (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn is getting a boost from an unlikely source: former Bears coach Mike Ditka. The NFL coaching legend-- and Chicago marketing luminary-- ...

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Quinn Cutting Out Madigan, Taking Tax Hike Push Directly To Lawmakers

Chicago Sun-Times | Tim Novak | Posted 08.04.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Quinn is bypassing House Speaker Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders and appealing directly to lawmakers in hopes of getting his propos...

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QUINN VETOES ILLINOIS BUDGET PLAN: State Without Spending Plan As Fiscal Year Begins

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 08.01.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of a makeshift budget Wednesday marks yet another round of uncertainty and frustration for Illinois ta...

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Quinn Vows To Veto 'Half Baked' Budget That Cuts Services, Doesn't Raise Taxes

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.31.2009 | Chicago

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UPDATE 7/1 Gov. Quinn's office has announced he will "take veto action." A press conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Springfield. Check back fo...

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What Happens If Illinois Doesn't Pass A New Budget By Tuesday's Deadline?

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 07.30.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The state's budget year ends Tuesday, and lawmakers are nowhere near a deal on a spending plan with Gov. Pat Quinn. Does tha...

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$100,000 and Springfield Dropped the Ball

Scott Foval | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago

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Scott Foval

Cuts are coming, a train wreck is about to hit, and our state officials took a two-day trip to Springfield just to sit there and do nothing.

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Now is the Time for Quinn to Lead

Rep. Jack Franks | Posted 07.27.2009 | Chicago

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Rep. Jack Franks

Illinois finds itself on the brink of a man-made disaster and the same managers who drove our state into this fiscal catastrophe continue to control the levers of power. Bullying the legislature into huge tax increases will not work. Governor, stop obfuscating, get prepared and lead.

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Quinn: Budget Cuts Could Mean 2,200 State Layoffs

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 07.26.2009 | Chicago

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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 s...

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