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Aug 18, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

Jul 19, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Public-union chief on the challenges ahead for labor

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A lightly edited transcript of my conversation Monday afternoon with Henry Bayer, executive director of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Council 31: ZORN: Public-sector union employees seem to be in the cross-...

May 30, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

State budget sent to Quinn

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Posted by Ray Long and Monique Garcia at 9:45 p.m. SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate tonight sent a budget to Gov. Pat Quinn, but are holding out hope to spend a little more on education and social services. Senators approved......

Apr 21, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Lt. Gov. Simon calls for better ethics disclosure forms, releases tax returns

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Posted by Monique Garcia at 3 p.m. Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon today called on state lawmakers to strengthen the statement of economic interests that government officials fill out each year, saying they're vague, confusing and do little to give the......

Mar 28, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Quinn taps political supporter for commission job

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Posted by Ray Long at 8:11 p.m. SPRINGFIELD—Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn today gave a nearly $47,000-a-year position to the leader of an abortion rights group that prominently supported Quinn last fall over Republican opponent Bill Brady. Quinn...

Mar 25, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Fine line

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There are only two people in Illinois who don’t think that (state Sen. Kirk Dillard) would have been governor if he’d have been the Republican nominee. And that’s Sen. Brady and Gov. Quinn.... Democratic Illinois Senate President John...

Feb 24, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

State Sen. 'Hollywood' Hendon resigns

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Posted by Ray Long, Todd Wilson Ray Gibson at 2:10 p.m.; updated at 3:31 p.m. Sen. Rickey “Hollywood” Hendon, the flamboyant former West Side alderman nicknamed "Hollywood," handed in his resignation letter today, leaving the Illinois...

Jan 12, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Quinn on tax hike: 'Our fiscal house was burning'

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Posted by Ray Long at 12:01 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn said today he will sign a major income tax increase as soon as it hits his desk and rejected criticism that he had misled taxpayers by saying during his campaign......

Jan 12, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Quinn congratulates Democrats on income tax increase

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Posted by Ray Long and Monique Garcia at 2:15 a.m. A triumphant Gov. Pat Quinn congratulated fellow Democrats early today after the Illinois Senate and House sent him a major income tax increase without a single Republican vote in favor.......

Jan 11, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

Lawmakers send governor major Illinois income tax increase

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UPDATED AT 1:22 a.m. - Senate passes income tax increase, bill goes to governor. SPRINGFIELD — Democratic state lawmakers muscled through a major income tax increase early Wednesday that they said would rehabilitate the state’s deadbeat image, but...

Nov 22, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

Quinn and Brady to meet at Manny's Tuesday

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Posted by Monique Garcia at 3:03 p.m. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican state Sen. Bill Brady plan to break bread at a popular Chicago deli on Tuesday, a symbolic meeting aimed at showing the men can work together following......

Nov 16, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

Madigan to Quinn: Be like Mike

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UPDATED at 8:38 p.m. by Ray Long and Monique Garcia, with other legislative action. Bulls great Michael Jordan sold a lot of Gatorade with a simple ditty: “Be Like Mike.” Now Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan suggests that’s a tune......