Articles filed under Governor
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Quinn defends tax plan, calls Rauner ideas a 'scheme'Mar 28, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com In defending his proposal to make Illinois' 2011 income tax increase permanent, Gov. Pat Quinn Friday called his Republican cha...
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Other tax proposalsMar 27, 2014 1:01 am - The proposal by Gov. Pat Quinn to make Illinois' temporary income tax permanent joins a growing list of options being pushed in Springfield. • Quinn would make the 2011 ...
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How would Quinn's property tax break work?Mar 26, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A proposed $500 property tax break in Gov. Pat Quinn's budget plan would replace an existing credit and would give the least additional help to people in r...
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Local election results detail Rauner's sweep of suburbsMar 26, 2014 1:00 am - Township-level results show the extent of Republican businessman Bruce Rauner's suburban sweep in last week's primary election. State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Repub...
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Quinn budget speech to face election year scrutinyMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver a budget address this week that could be the most crucial of his career, as he grapples with a critical decision about raising the tax burden...
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Editorial: Campaign '14 and the politics of distractionMar 23, 2014 5:00 am - This editorial is not at its heart about the minimum wage, but the issue is a convenient spot to begin today's reflections on Campaign '14 and so we start there. First, ...
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Quinn announces $1.4 billion in tollway improvementsMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - For the second time in as many months, Governor Pat Quinn was back in the Northwest suburbs Friday talking tollway improvements. But while February's announcement in Hof...
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Dillard 'looking forward, not backward' after lossMar 20, 2014 5:00 am - Kirk Dillard has some “what ifs” but says he has no regrets as he prepares to return to life as a private citizen. The longtime DuPage County lawmaker lost his bid for g...
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Quinn shops at Gap to push minimum wage hikeMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is making his push to increase Illinois' minimum wage by shopping at a Gap clothing store in downtown Chicago. The chain has instituted a policy of payin...
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Unions face big decision — how hard to back QuinnMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - Looking to November, Illinois public union leaders whose candidate narrowly lost on primary night won't have to pick between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican bus...