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Quinn, Rauner spar on educationApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner held little back in their first meeting of the 2014 campaign, with Rauner telling an influential teache...
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Chicago pension deal creates quandary for QuinnApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - The legislature's approval of a plan to reduce Chicago's multibillion-dollar pension shortfall is creating an election-year quandary for Gov. Pat Quinn, who must decide ...
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Vallas: Don't ask local schools to pay for pensionsApr 03, 2014 1:00 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate says he doesn't like the idea of making local school districts pay more of the cost of their teac...
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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...