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Quinn rejects lawmakers' promises of future gambling reforms
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn on Monday dismissed the idea that he would sign into law a major gambling expansion in exchange for a promise from lawmakers that they will pass a follow-up ethics measure when they return to the Capitol in the fall. The Democratic...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Casino and Gambling Industry, Soldier Field, Ethics
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Problems for DCFS child abuse hotline
A majority of callers to Illinois' child abuse hotline — a front line in protecting battered and neglected children — don't initially get through to someone who could dispatch an investigator, the Tribune found. Instead, the Illinois...
Tags: Teachers, Career and Workplace, Medical Research, Chicago Tribune, Teaching and Learning
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Bill to limit end-of-career pension spikes awaits governor's signature
For decades, state lawmakers have drawn criticism when they leave the Legislature and take another government gig with a fat salary that greatly boosts their public pensions, but soon the state might be on the hook for less of those retirement costs for a...Tags: Matt Murphy, Pension and Welfare, Edward M. Burke, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Getting past gridlock
In the next life, whatever that entails, we'll be thrilled if we never have to type the phrase "ruinous Illinois pension crisis." But before we shuffle off what Shakespeare called this mortal coil, writing about our state officials' failure to fix the...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Michael Madigan, Politics, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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Quinn orders new look at deaths of disabled people
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn on Friday issued an executive order aimed at plugging a gap that had allowed the deaths of disabled people to go uninvestigated by state officials even when there had been an allegation of abuse or neglect pending when the person died. The...Tags: Politics, Physical Disabilities, Government
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Motorcyclists get to go at some red lights
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn today signed legislation that gives motorcyclists a bit of relief from the confounding problem of red lights that seem to go on forever. The new law allows motorcyclists to proceed straight through a red light after a reasonable time of... -
Quinn signs super PAC campaign finance law
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill Friday that lifts the state’s campaign contribution limits to candidates once big money starts flowing into a state or local political contest, a move one watchdog group decried as effectively...Tags: Laws, Politics, Rod Blagojevich, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Quinn signs legislation to shut loophole for fugitives
— Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Thursday to tighten a loophole that allowed close relatives to help fugitives flee without fear of getting punished. Inspired by a Tribune investigation, the new law allows criminal charges to be filed against...
Tags: Laws, Politics, Entertainment Events, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Quinn heads to Spain on economic development trip
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn is on another economic development trip, this time to Spain, a country in the midst of an economic crisis. The Democratic governor is hitting Madrid to talk up Illinois as a good place to trade goods, invest and expand businesses. Quinn is...Tags: Travel, Illinois Governor, Business, Spain, Politics
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Quinn signs law on relatives helping fugitives
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation today to tighten a loophole that allowed close relatives to help fugitives flee without fear of getting punished. Inspired by a Tribune investigation, the new law allows criminal charges to be filed...Tags: Illinois Governor, Laws, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Crime, Law and Justice
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Illinois and Obamacare
The court fight over Obamacare is done. The political fight over the landmark health care reform law is still going strong on the campaign trail and around kitchen tables. In the meantime, consumers, business owners and the states have to start...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Judges, Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Medicaid
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Peavy campaign spotlights White Sox bond
With a stern voice usually reserved for stump speeches or Springfield, Gov. Pat Quinn stared into the camera and appealed to White Sox voters everywhere. "Band together in the best tradition of baseball fans and send our best, Jake Peavy, to theAll-...
Tags: Don Cooper, Baseball, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale
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