Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Conditons at prisons could lead to lawsuits

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By Jamey Dunn A prison watchdog group predicts that if Illinois cannot change the overcrowding and other serious conditions in its correct...
Monday, October 03, 2011

Arbitrator: Closure plan violates agreement with unions

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By Jamey Dunn The same arbitrator who ruled that Gov. Pat Quinn owes state employees the raises he has refused to pay , found today that i...
Friday, September 30, 2011

State losing ground on poverty goals

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By Jamey Dunn A government commission seeking to cut extreme poverty in half in the state by 2015 says Illinois is moving in the opposite ...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Union asks state to slow down on closures

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By Jamey Dunn A union representing public employees is asking lawmakers to slow down on their timeline to consider the closure of s...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Lawmakers weighing health care concerns

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By Jamey Dunn During down time between the spring legislative session and the fall veto session, Illinois lawmakers are meeting to address...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Economic downturn may help keep space open at landfills

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By Jamey Dunn Illinois landfills have an average of 23 years of capacity left if they continue to accept trash at current rates, which the...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Some advocates say state doesn't need all of its juvenile facilities

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By Jamey Dunn Juvenile justice advocates say that if Gov. Pat Quinn plans to close state facilities, he should consider shuttering some o...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Advocates support closures if handled with care

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By Jamey Dunn While some see Gov. Pat Quinn’s plan to close several state facilities as tinged with partisan politics or as a headline gr...
Monday, September 12, 2011

Quinn vetoes smart grid bill

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn today followed though on his vow to veto a bill that he says asks too much of energy consumers in the name of...
Thursday, September 08, 2011

Quinn: "Something has to give"

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn said his hands are tied by the budget approved by lawmakers as he announced a plan today to close seven stat...
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Quinn: "I’m prepared to do what has to be done"

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn says he may have to make drastic cuts and violate an agreement made with public unions to stretch the state b...
Thursday, September 01, 2011

Quinn, lawmakers and advocates push back on immigration policy

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn, lawmakers, law enforcement officials and immigrants rights groups are pushing back after the federal governm...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Catholic Charities continues fight for state contracts

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By Jamey Dunn Catholic Charities organizations are appealing a court ruling that said the state has the right to end contracts with the o...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Superintendents consider appeal

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Regional superintendents are mulling an appeal to a ruling today denying their request for pay. Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Schmid...

Court rules against regional superintendents

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By Jamey Dunn A circuit judge ruled today that he does not have the power to force Gov. Pat Quinn to pay regional school administrators wh...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Separation of powers at play in regional superintendents' court case

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By Jamey Dunn Regional superintendents will have to wait at least one more day to find out if they can expect pay checks in the near futu...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Quinn wants gaming bill on his desk

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By Jamey Dunn Gov. Pat Quinn has grown impatient with efforts to work out a compromise over the massive gaming expansion passed in the clo...
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Prosecutors: Blagojevich verdict reached after fair trial

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By Jamey Dunn Prosecutors say former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has no grounds to fight his conviction on corruption charges. A federal jury c...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Quinn sticks to his guns after superintendents sue

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By Jamey Dunn Education administrators who have not been compensated for three months are suing the state for their pay checks, but Gov. P...