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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike

    Tribune reporters
    Rejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...

    Tags: John J Cullerton, Illinois Governor, Illinois General Assembly, Mike Frerichs, Exelon Corp.

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Ken Griffin calls Illinois tax incentives cronyism

    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group.
    Tribune staff reporter
    Citadel founder Kenneth Griffin named and shamed local corporations that have taken tax incentives from the state’s financially strapped government in a Monday evening speech to a prominent Chicago business group. "The last election cycle I called...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Republican Party, Government, Mutual Funds

    3. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Quinn: No new casinos without pension reform

    Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: no gambling expansion will happen without comprehensive changes to fix a greatly underfunded government worker pension system.
    Clout Street
    Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday put a finer point on a notion he's been pushing this spring: no gambling expansion will happen without comprehensive changes to fix a greatly underfunded government worker pension system. The Democratic governor also insisted...

    Tags: John J Cullerton, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Government, DePaul Blue Demons

    4. May 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Medical marijuana: Will Quinn go along?

    <span style="font-size: small;">A bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana has passed the Illinois General Assemly and now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has yet to disclose whether he'll sign it.&nbsp;But based on&nbsp;his comments&nbsp;today, I'm betting he will. </span>
    A bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana has passed the Illinois General Assemly and now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn, who has yet to disclose whether he'll sign it. But based on his comments today, I'm betting he will. That wager rests on three things...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Government, Politics

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Editorial: Dear President Cullerton, Gov. Quinn needs you. We all do.

    All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it.
    All in cordial terms, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton. Notice the comma, rather than a colon, in our salutation. This is a personal note, just between us. Nobody else needs to know about it. Gov. Pat Quinn met Monday with the Tribune...

    Tags: John J Cullerton, Illinois General Assembly, Executive Branch, Government, Pension and Welfare

    6. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Editorial: Let DuPage pluck off useless government

    There's a bill heading to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk that would make DuPage County a laboratory for efficient local government. It might even produce a magic trick: Watch this taxing body disappear!
    There's a bill heading to Gov. Pat Quinn's desk that would make DuPage County a laboratory for efficient local government. It might even produce a magic trick: Watch this taxing body disappear! The bill would let the DuPage County Board dissolve some...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Judges, Dan Cronin, Justice System, Wheaton

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. District 113 bids farewell to longtime board members

    Harvey Cohen has left the building. With the same deliberate elocution, dry wit and sense of purpose he brought to District 113 Board of Education meetings for 16 years, Cohen said farewell quietly and thoughtfully last week. The three-time board...

    Tags: Finance, Politics, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Editorials: Tighten Link card rules to fight abuse

    For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail.
    For state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, this was the last straw: A food stamp recipient in his district used her Link card to bail herself out of jail. "We are losing a couple billion dollars in fraud and we know that," Bost says of Illinois' Link...

    Tags: Whole Wheat Bread, Illinois Governor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mike Bost, Interior Policy

    9. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Newtown parents join Quinn to call for ban on high-capacity ammo magazines

    The grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
    Tribune reporter
    The grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...

    Tags: John J Cullerton, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Government

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. State grant to help upgrade Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove

    With a newly awarded state grant of $400,000, Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove will undergo construction next spring for a new playground, a performance stage, pathways and landscaping.
    With a newly awarded state grant of $400,000, Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove will undergo construction next spring for a new playground, a performance stage, pathways and landscaping. Gov. Pat Quinn announced May 11 the Buffalo Grove Park...

    Tags: Buffalo Grove, Gardens and Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure

    11. May 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Casino bill would give city unparalleled control

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license.
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing lawmakers to pass a gambling bill that would allow the city to weigh its choice of a casino operator in secret and forbid state regulators from taking away its license. The legislation also would grant the mayor authority...

    Tags: Executive Branch, Religion and Belief, Chicago Mayor, Louis I Lang, Organized Crime

    12. May 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans

    &mdash; As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury.
    — As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...

    Tags: Heather Steans, Illinois Governor, John J Cullerton, Executive Branch, Justice System

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