Articles filed under State Executive
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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 ...
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Rod Blagojevich’s strangest momentsDec 11, 2011 6:30 am - Rod Blagojevich’s strangest moments Even before Rod Blagojevich was impeached, convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison, making Illinois the butt of late-night TV j...