Quinn wants votes on reform commission proposals

Gov. Pat Quinn is calling on lawmakers to have an up or down vote on every proposal that comes out of a reform commission he created to clean up state government.

Quinn says it's a reasonable request to make of House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.

A vote by lawmakers is the least, Quinn says, the Legislature can do after weeks of hard work by the Illinois Reform Commission.

The commission was created by Quinn in the wake of the scandal surrounding former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Quinn testified at its Thursday meeting in Chicago.

The commission is gearing up to provide a final report by the end of the month.

It is proposing reforms on everything from campaign finance and state procurement to public corruption investigations and other issues.