Displaying items 121-132 of 986
» View ktuu.com items only
< Previous
1-10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21-83
Next >
-
Quinn wants local control on concealed carry gun legislation
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn said today that cities and towns across Illinois should have the power to impose their own restrictions on any legislation lawmakers end up approving to allow citizens to carry guns in public. Quinn's comments come as lawmakers face a June...Tags: Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Justice System, Interior Policy
-
Englewood teacher wins Golden Apple Award
Tribune reporterKatherine Dube is the teacher students turn to when they need help and support. Among her colleagues, she’s known as the educator who invents creative ways to keep those fickle and energetic freshmen interested in literature. And although Dube,...Tags: Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Northwestern University, University of New Hampshire
-
Bolingbrook, Plainfield seek state, federal aid for flood damage
Officials in Plainfield and Bolingbrook are applying for state and federal assistance to help pay for damage incurred during last month's storms and floods. The towns became eligible for assistance after Gov. Pat Quinn declared Will County and 37...
Tags: Rivers, Floods, Bodies of Water, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Pat Quinn
-
State agency begins flood damage assessments today
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Emergency Management Agency begins assessing local flood damage today, a process that could lead to small interest loans and federal grants for affected residents. Local officials have collected damage reports from residents to determine...Tags: Floods, Albany Park, FEMA, Pat Quinn
-
Flood damage assessments begin
With residents in 48 Illinois counties hit by extensive flood damage, officials asked victims to be patient, keep their receipts and open their doors to assessors trying to determine eligibility for federal flood assistance. The Federal Emergency...
Tags: Albany Park, Government Aid, Rahm Emanuel, FEMA, Pat Quinn
-
Englewood teacher earns a Golden Apple
The students Katherine Dube teaches at TEAM Englewood Community Academy often come to her years behind in reading and writing skills, administrators at the school said. But Dube, a freshman English teacher, has developed a special way of reaching her...
Tags: Human Interest, Teachers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Northwestern University
-
Midwest states continue to fight record flooding
After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...Tags: Rivers, U.S. Geological Survey, Des Plaines, Barack Obama, Floods
-
'Education first'? Not in The Deadbeat State.
Indiana lawmakers are proposing huge increases in state education funding this year. Ditto those in Wisconsin. Here in Illinois, The Deadbeat State? Just the opposite. Education funding is being strangled by the same python that is strangling the rest...
Tags: Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Pat Quinn
-
This weekend: 'Angel of Death' on '60 Minutes'; 'Good Wife' shocker; 'Carousel'
Staff writerThe highlights this weekend include a stellar cliffhanger on "The Good Wife," Carly Simon on "Family Guy" and a production of the Broadway classic "Carousel." Keep these programs in mind: 1. "The Good Wife" rolls to its season finale at 9 p.m....Tags: Sports, Blue Bloods (tv program), Entertainment, The Mentalist (tv program), Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
-
Art Van Furniture to open stores in Chicago region
Art Van Furniture, a 53-year-old Michigan-based furniture chain, plans to break into the Chicago market this year bringing five new stores, a distribution center and 600 new jobs. The retailer, which has a total of 76 furniture and mattress stores,...
Tags: Ford City, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Furniture, Services and Shopping, Vehicles
-
Quinn defends $98 million grant to charter school group
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn today defended giving a $98 million state grant to the United Neighborhood Organization to build charter schools, a day after he froze what's left of the money over concerns the group hired contractors related to a top UNO executive....Tags: Schools, Chicago Sun-Times, Michael Madigan, Chicago Mayor, Charter Schools
-
State turns off UNO money spigot after charter school scandal
State officials have temporarily halted funding to the United Neighborhood Organization, contending the large charter school operator violated terms of a $98 million grant by hiring contractors who are related to one of the group's top executives. The...
Tags: Edward M. Burke, Government, House Building, Chicago Mayor, Daniel Solis
Apr 9, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 26, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Illinois Governor topic gallery.