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Illinois House passes fracking bill
Tribune reporterThe Illinois House passed legislation Thursday evening that would regulate horizontal hydraulic fracturing in the state in a 108 to 9 vote. The legislation now moves to the Senate, the final hurdle for the bill before it reaches Gov. Pat Quinn, who urged...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Resources Defense Council, Pat Quinn, Energy Resources, Judges
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Rangel avoids ouster at UNO despite contract scandal
Clout StreetEmbattled United Neighborhood Organization boss Juan Rangel will stay on as CEO but step down from the charter school operator's board of directors as the group tries to make changes to get state funding restored after allegations of nepotism and conficts...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pat Quinn, House Building, Board of Directors, Judges
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Bill to bolster economic development oversight heads to Quinn
Tribune reporterThe Illinois House on Thursday approved a bill that would increase the accountability of the state's main economic development arm. The bill now heads to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk. Among other things, House Bill 1544 would require the Department of...Tags: Pat Quinn, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Economic Policy, Business
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Effort to pull controversial election authority from local officials stalled
Most local officials are poised to keep their controversial power to kick political opponents off the ballot after lobbying from those officials helped stall a reform proposal in the General Assembly. Instead, a piecemeal effort is moving forward that...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Politics, Government, Daniel Biss, Local Elections
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Democrats forge $35 billion state budget
— The Democrats who run state government forged an estimated $35 billion spending plan Tuesday that would keep education funding flat, pay for promised state worker raises and cut programs for seniors. As the state budget headed toward approval...
Tags: Interior Policy, Palatine, Medicaid, Career and Workplace, Government
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Why Quinn should sign the concealed carry bill
Gov. Pat Quinn should immediately sign the concealed carry statute passed by the General Assembly at the end of its session last week. That action by Quinn will bring to an end the dangerous uncertainty about Illinois gun law created by the 7th U.S....
Tags: Interior Policy, Brandon W. Phelps, Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch, U.S. Supreme Court
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Odds falling on casino expansion
— Efforts to expand Illinois casino gambling are losing ground at the Capitol as the plan's new sponsor clashes with Gov. Pat Quinn, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle angles for a piece of the action. Rep. Robert Rita, who started...
Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Michael Madigan
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Local Voices, May. 30
Housing bubble controller The housing market is finally recovering from the six-year bust triggered by massive over-leveraging induced by bubble prices. Housing values dropped by $7 trillion from 2006 to 2009, causing home foreclosures to soar to...Tags: Natural Disasters, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Executive Branch, American Enterprise Institute, Global Change
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Voice of the People, Jun. 07
Fresh leadership Unlike state House Speaker Michael Madigan, state Senate President John Cullerton and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, I have read your editorials on the dire financial situation in the state of Illinois caused by the pension situation. The...Tags: Medicaid, Trials, John J Cullerton, Government, Public Officials
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Rauner officially enters GOP race for governor
Wealthy venture capitalist Bruce Rauner formally entered the Republican governor's race Wednesday, saying state government is broken and portraying himself as a down-to-earth businessman who can fix it. Rauner made the announcement in a three-minute...
Tags: Interior Policy, Government, Chicago Charter Schools, Social Issues, Parties and Movements
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Best bets for the week
Art League demonstration set Plainfield Art League's June Demo will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, in the large meeting room on the lower level of the Plainfield Public Library,15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield. The art league will host an...Tags: Tinley Park, Pat Quinn, Entertainment, Movies, Soul Surfer (movie)
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