(Chicago Sun Times) — Gov. Quinn wants to borrow billions of dollars to pay down the state’s operating and pension deficits, a proposal some lawmakers say faces an uphill battle when they return to Springfield Jan. 3 for the lame-duck legislative session. The governor is considering borrowing $15 billion to balance the state’s largest ever […]
(AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he is pulling the plug on the Put Illinois to Work temporary jobs program, even though it was a centerpiece of his election campaign earlier this fall. Quinn said Monday he will allow Put Illinois to Work to die in mid-January. The program’s initial $215 million in federal funding ran […]
(AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday it would be good for Illinois’ economy if lawmakers, when they return to work next week in Springfield, passed legislation allowing gay couples to form civil unions. In an Associated Press interview, the Chicago Democrat also said he hopes his recent election win changes the dynamic at the […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk won the endorsement Monday of the Rev. Willie Wilson and other west suburban African-American ministers. Shortly after they endorsed Kirk, the ministers endorsed Democratic Gov. Quinn for re-election. “I used to be Democratic all the way, but I’ve learned that I should not be Democratic or […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — President Obama’s popularity may be dropping across the nation and in Illinois. But Gov. Quinn is not about to look a gift horse in the mouth. Quinn said Thursday he’s thrilled that the President has recorded a radio commercial expected to hit the airwaves on Monday to boost his campaign against […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Two leading groups fighting violence against women and youth rapped Gov. Quinn Thursday for launching a $50 million anti-violence initiative when Illinois has become the biggest deadbeat state in the country by one new survey. “We are dismayed and disheartened by the governor’s decision to spend $50 million on a new […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Gov. Quinn is reminding delinquent taxpayers that they have until Nov. 8 to pay their back taxes without penalty or interest. Quinn signed a tax amnesty into law earlier this year. The amnesty allows people who are overdue on taxes over the past eight years to pay up in full before […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Gov. Quinn on Wednesday joined the list of those who don’t believe in negotiating — or even meeting with — gang leaders. After joining Mayor Daley and Police Supt. Jody Weis at the dedication of a new Southwest Side high school named after Chicago Police officer Eric Solorio, Quinn differed with […]
(AP) — Illinoisans will vote twice to fill President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat in November. Gov. Pat Quinn filed paperwork Thursday for a special election before lawyers went to court to try to finalize the details of what that ballot will look like. Voters will pick a senator to serve a six-year term in […]
(AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he wants citizens to have the power to introduce bills involving government ethics. Quinn used his amendatory veto power Tuesday to change a House bill that dealt with canceling the voter registration of people after they die. He wrote in a provision that would allow citizens to introduce […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — Illinois voters would no longer have to declare their party in a primary election under a surprise amendatory veto Gov. Quinn issued Tuesday. Under new rules pushed by Quinn, voters would be handed the ballots of Republicans, Democrats and whatever other parties have primary contests. Voters then would privately choose which […]
(AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has handed out raises topping 20 percent to his staff even as he calls for $1.4 billion in spending cuts because of the state’s budget crisis. An Associated Press analysis of documents shows Quinn has given his staff 43 raises averaging 11.4 percent since he became governor. Read More…