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A collection of news and information related to Illinois governor Pat Quinn published by this site and its partners.
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Teaching and Learning, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Matt Murphy
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Madigan pushes through gun bill over Quinn objections
— Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday pushed a concealed weapons bill through the House over the objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton, who oppose a provision that would overrule local gun laws in Chicago and other cities....
Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Firearms, Brandon W. Phelps, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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State bans new online charter schools for 1 year
Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation Friday. It also directs a state commission to study issues such...
Tags: Chicago Charter Schools, Teaching and Learning, Linda Chapa LaVia, Students, Credit and Debt
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Gov. Quinn remembers classmate, war hero, at Hinsdale school
Gov. Pat Quinn's voice broke in emotion Friday during a visit to his alma mater, St. Isaac Jogues School in Hinsdale, where he remembered a friend and classmate who was killed decades ago during the Vietnam War. The visit also marked the start of the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Government, Memorial Day, Politics
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House passes gun bill over Quinn, Emanuel objections
SPRINGFIELD — Over objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the House approved a concealed weapons bill today that is aimed at ending Illinois’ status as the last state in the nation without a law to allow its citizens to carry...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority, Government, Brandon W. Phelps, Elections
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Quinn, Emanuel lash out at Madigan gun bill
— Gov. Pat Quinn, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Senate President John Cullerton decried a bill to legalize concealed firearms that is backed by powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, contending it would invalidate strict local gun laws like Chicago's...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Firearms, Chicago Transit Authority, Brandon W. Phelps, Personal Weapon Control
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Illinois concealed carry bill heads to House floor
SPRINGFIELD --- An Illinois House panel today approved a concealed weapons bill that supporters say attempts to walk the fine line between gun rights advocates and gun control supporters, but some Chicago-area lawmakers want a more restrictive bill. The...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Firearms, Brandon W. Phelps, Elections, Gun Control
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Editorial: A bizarre blame game played by two senators
In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency. Appointed in 2010, Hamos holds one of state government's most complicated, thankless jobs. She...
Tags: Medicaid, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care, Science and Technology, Politics
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Quinn to decide whether birth control must be taught in sex ed classes
— Illinois public schools that teach sex education would be required to provide students information about birth control under a measure sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a departure from current policy, in which abstinence...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Teaching and Learning, Kyle McCarter, Government, Students
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Lawmakers override Quinn on ComEd veto
— Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from raising rates in exchange for promises to digitize the electrical grid. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the original legislation, which would allow the...
Tags: Skokie, Consumers, Louis I Lang, Politics, Tom Cross
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Truckload of concerns after lawmakers OK higher speed limit
Illinois drivers soon could roll along rural interstates at 70 mph after House lawmakers Wednesday approved a higher speed limit on nonurban highways despite safety concerns and a possible veto showdown with the governor. Supporters said the higher...
Tags: Government, Motorvehicle Accidents, Barbara Flynn Currie, Disasters and Accidents, Illinois Governor
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Illinois 70 mph highway speed limit bill sent to governor
Clout StreetThe Illinois House today sent Gov. Pat Quinn legislation that would raise the speed limit on non-urban interstate highways from 65 mph to 70 mph. Supporters said increasing the limit would put Illinois in line with neighboring states and help the...Tags: Illinois Department of Transportation, Executive Branch, Highway Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Government
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