25 January 2012, 5:48 pm
SPRINGFIELD — The Quinn administration may have to scuttle its plan to shut down two state facilities without having to explain details of the closures to lawmakers.... Read More »
24 January 2012, 2:53 pm
Governors come and go in Springfield but “the most powerful politician in Illinois,” Speaker of the House Mike Madigan, stays, his former Republican rival Lee Daniels said. In a rare policy address at Elmhurst College, where Daniels now teaches, Madigan was asked Wednesday to comment on the seve... Read More »
23 January 2012, 10:58 pm
SPRINGFIELD — If U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk vacates his seat before his term ends in 2016, Illinois’ governor has the sole power to appoint a temporary replacement to serve until the next congressional election.... Read More »
23 January 2012, 8:37 pm
SPRINGFIELD - If U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk vacates his seat before his term ends in 2016, Illinois' governor has the sole power to appoint a temporary replacement to serve until the next congressional election.... Read More »
23 January 2012, 2:12 pm
SPRINGFIELD - If U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk vacates his seat before his term ends in 2016, Illinois' governor has the sole power to appoint a temporary replacement to serve until the next congressional election.... Read More »
23 January 2012, 6:58 am
Illinois governor Pat Quinn says the Jacksonville Developmental Center will close and move residents into community care centers. The closure will be wrapped up by October 2012.... Read More »
19 January 2012, 5:11 pm
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is looking at closing down several state-run psychiatric hospitals and residential centers for those with developmental disabilities across Illinois in the coming fiscal year.... Read More »
19 January 2012, 4:17 pm
Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday that he plans to close a Tinley Park mental hospital and a Jacksonville center for people with developmental disabilities as he ramps up efforts to move people out of state institutions and into group homes or other kinds of community care.... Read More »
13 January 2012, 3:16 pm
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's office is encouraging job seekers to look through the state's database to find new work.... Read More »
11 January 2012, 7:46 am
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pledged Tuesday to reform the public employee pension system "once and for all" this spring.... Read More »