Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Self-funded candidates find some success

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By Rachel Wells Historically, self-funded campaigns have not been successful in Illinois, but Tuesday’s ballot numbers show they’re not doom...

Low voter turnout and possible recounts

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois voters didn't flock to the polls for yesterday’s primary election, and multiple recounts may be the result. As of...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

FutureGen gets new backer

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By Jamey Dunn FutureGen , a “clean” coal plant proposed for construction in Mattoon , got backing today from an Illinois utility company. Ex...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Illinois gets money for high-speed rail

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By Rachel Wells Illinois politicians will travel tomorrow by plane to Amtrak stations in Chicago, Alton and Bloomington to unveil a $1.2 bi...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Congressmen seek Asian carp funds

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By Rachel Wells As a lawsuit seeking to close two Chicago navigational locks remains under review by the U.S. Supreme Court, Great Lakes lea...

Quinn makes deal with AFSCME to save jobs

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By Jamey Dunn Thousands of government employees whose jobs were threatened by budget cuts got a reprieve after the American Federation of St...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Republicans push for party spending limits

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By Rachel Wells House Republicans are pushing for continued campaign finance reform with new legislation that would limit the power of p...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Public universities struggle to make payroll

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By Jamey Dunn Public universities in Illinois are considering different options to cope with the fact that the state owes them millions, and...
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Schillerstrom drops out of governor's race

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DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom announced today that he is dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination for gover...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court denies lock closure request

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By Rachel Wells Two Chicago locks will remain open for the time being, the U.S. Supreme Court announced today in response to Michigan’s ...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Quinn signs cemetery regulation

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill today that will overhaul regulation of the cemetery industry. HB 1188 came in response to the B...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Quinn signs new laws

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn signed three new bills into law that go into effect immediately. The two bills Quinn signed today will assist I...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Legislative action

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By Rachel Wells with Jamey Dunn contributing Race to the Top The legislature on Wednesday approved two measures that better position Illinoi...

State of the state

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By Jamey Dunn with Rachel Wells contributing Governor Pat Quinn gave his State of the State address in front of the General Assembly today....
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Session Day 1 roundup

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By Jamey Dunn and Rachel Wells Legislators returned today for the start of their spring session. They will remain in Springfield tomorrow to...
Friday, January 08, 2010

State gets some cash to pay late bills

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The state got an infusion of cash from a borrowing deal that could soon go toward its backlog of unpaid bills. In a move approved by the leg...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Illinois commission approves Thomson sale

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By Rachel Wells Nearly two weeks after a failed al - Qaeda attempt to bomb a plane bound for Detroit, an Illinois legislative commission vo...

New oversight in DoC

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn appointed Michael McCotter, a veteran of the Chicago Police Department, to investigate two prisoner early relea...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Lobbyist registration system shut down

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By Jamey Dunn Lobbyists are not currently being required to register with the state or report on their spending. In the wake of a court ruli...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Judge blocks lobbyist fee increase for nonprofits

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By Jamey Dunn Nonprofit organizations have been temporarily spared from paying thousands of dollars in fees to lobby Illinois lawmakers. A l...
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