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Unions, nonprofits want higher caregiver payFeb 03, 2014 4:49 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Union leaders and nonprofit groups are asking Gov. Pat Quinn to support an effort to increase wages for people who care for the developmentally disabled. T...
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Rutherford’s risk could define campaignFeb 03, 2014 4:47 pm - Treasurer Dan Rutherford was gearing up to make a big splash in the Republican race for Illinois governor with his television ads set to hit the airwaves this week, but ...
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Quinn wants extension on budget plan until after primaryFeb 03, 2014 3:41 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn plans to ask lawmakers to let him put off sending them his annual budget proposal until after the March 18 primary election. The Democrat is facing a toug...
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Rutherford says Rauner is behind allegationsJan 31, 2014 11:15 am - The Republican race for Illinois governor took a nasty turn Friday, with Treasurer Dan Rutherford accusing venture capitalist Bruce Rauner of being behind a “fishy” sche...
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Quinn honors Downers Grove senior WagnerJan 29, 2014 1:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn took a minute of his State of the State address to honor Downers Grove North High School senior Anne Wagner and the classmate who nominated ...
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Quinn says he’s worked to ‘rebuild Illinois’Jan 29, 2014 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Teasing out his 2014 re-election platform, Gov. Pat Quinn presented his plan Wednesday to reverse Illinois’ stubborn unemployment over the next five years ...
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What now for Metra police force?Jan 27, 2014 4:30 am - “Gaps and vulnerabilities.” An “antiquated and unclear mission.” “Crime going under-addressed.” “Extraordinarily low” arrests. The flaws in the Metra Police Department g...
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Rutherford backs giving workers choice in pension cutsJan 25, 2014 7:00 am - Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford of Chenoa said he’d be inclined to support a plan that would offer teachers and state workers an incentive in exchange for taking cuts ...
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GOP candidates try to appeal to downstate votersJan 23, 2014 9:32 pm - PEORIA — The four Republican candidates for governor tried to woo downstate Illinois voters at the latest in a series of debates Thursday, pledging not to let the state ...
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Illinois unions prepare attack on RaunerJan 23, 2014 6:47 pm - After months of owning the airwaves and raising millions more than his three GOP opponents in the campaign for Illinois governor, Bruce Rauner’s biggest test in the Repu...