Illinois governor will approve child-care bailout

18 May 2012, 2:59 pm

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois child care agencies that faced an uncertain financial future got a reprieve from lawmakers. Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Friday a measure that shifts state funding to carry the child care fund through the end of the budget year in June.... Read More »

Illinois governor approves child care bailout

18 May 2012, 12:52 pm

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois child care agencies that faced an uncertain financial future got a reprieve from lawmakers.... Read More »

Appeals court dismisses Illinois wage hike suit

17 May 2012, 1:53 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An appeals court potentially saved cash-strapped Illinois money on Thursday by upholding a lower court's dismissal of a public labor union's lawsuit challenging Governor Pat Quinn's elimination of pay raises in the current budget. Quinn, a Democrat, canceled 2 percent... Read More »

Illinois Governor Mulls Executive Order on Insurance Exchange

16 May 2012, 9:13 am

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that’s a key piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to Quinn’s chief health …... Read More »

Illinois governor vows to work for gay marriage

14 May 2012, 7:26 pm

Gov. Pat Quinn stepped up his public support for gay marriage Monday, saying he'll work with Illinois lawmakers to make it a reality without waiting for the courts to act first.... Read More »

Illinois governor pushes pension, Medicaid reforms

14 May 2012, 11:54 am

(AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn appealed Monday to an influential group of business leaders in Chicago to add their weight to his push to reform Illinois' debt-laden Medicaid and public pension systems.... Read More »

Pat Quinn On Gay Marriage: Illinois Governor Endorses Marriage Equality

14 May 2012, 11:10 am

Just three months after teetering on the issue, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has come out in favor of marriage equality.... Read More »

Illinois governor may issue executive order to establish insurance exchange

14 May 2012, 10:46 am

A top adviser to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the governor may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange that's a key piece of President Barack Obama's health care law.... Read More »

Governor Quinn releases his 2011 tax returns

4 May 2012, 2:03 pm

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn made his 2011 tax returns public on Friday.... Read More »

Illinois governor unveils "bold" plan to save pensions

20 April 2012, 12:41 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois would shore up its sagging public employment retirement system under a plan outlined on Friday by Governor Pat Quinn that gives workers a choice between higher contributions and lower benefits.... Read More »