Articles filed under State Executive
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Elgin teacher on hand as Quinn signs safety billAug 27, 2012 10:02 am - A school safety bill inspired by an Elgin High School teacher who was viciously attacked by one of her students in 2008 has been signed into law. Gov. Pat Quinn on Monda...
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Survey: Illinois Delegates prefer Rutherford as GOP nominee for governorAug 27, 2012 5:30 am - Citing name recognition and popularity, respondents to a Daily Herald survey of GOP delegates to the Republican National Convention overwhelmingly prefer state Treasurer...
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Nekritz: Pension reform might wait until lame duck sessionJul 10, 2012 5:30 am - Illinois state Rep. Elaine Nekritz doesn’t expect lawmakers to act on pension reform until after the Nov. 6 general election, though Gov. Pat Quinn said they should be r...
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A prescription for saving our fiscal health?Apr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn did last week what his bipartisan working group of legislators and others could not: He outlined a plan to cut $2.7 billion from the state's Medicaid budg...
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Quinn: Manufacturer will create 100 jobs in IllinoisApr 17, 2012 3:30 pm - More than 100 jobs will be created with French manufacturer Lafarge North America relocating its U.S. headquarters from Virginia to Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn announced at...
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Hoffman Estates fire pension board delays buying iPadsMar 28, 2012 5:30 am - A suburban firefighters pension board votes to buy members iPads. A suburban township board finds a loophole to keep a resident's request to vote on health care coverage...
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Dawn Patrol: Earthquake up north; Glenbard West lights OK'dJan 31, 2012 4:00 am - Earthquake felt especially in Lake County An earthquake centered just west of Kenosha, Wis., was reported by the U.S. Geological Survey at 9:54 p.m. last night. Wha...
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Illinois governor to close 2 state institutionsJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn announced Thursday that he plans to close a Tinley Park mental hospital and a Jacksonville center for people with developmental disabilities...
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U. of Illinois hikes tuition by 4.8 percentJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN— The University of Illinois will raise tuition for incoming students at its three campuses next school year by 4.8 percent, a move that when combined with incr...
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Naperville juror declines comment on Blagojevich moveDec 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Family of the Blagojevich jury forewoman — under fire for documents she displayed during a recent talk at a suburban high school — said they plan to delay comment until ...