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2013/06/18 23:44
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SPRINGFIELD | Unable to overcome a stalemate on the state's $97 billion pension crisis, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders are working on a new plan that involves forming a bipartisan...
2013/06/18 23:44
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2013/06/18 22:38
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The pension crisis in Illinois is dire. Politicians routinely use strong language when they talk about it. Consider the following: “Finances in the state of Illinois are a train wreck.” - Dick Ingram...
2013/06/18 19:13
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After collecting tens of thousands of dollars for themselves on Wednesday, members of the General Assembly plan to kick the can of public employee pension reform down the road for at least one more...
2013/06/10 23:30
2013/06/10 23:30
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June 10, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- After being "unavailable" for a week, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan showed up today for a pension summit with Governor Pat Quinn. Not only did he attend the...
2013/06/10 21:49
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The Illinois Senate resoundingly defeated a House pension reform plan Thursday, leaving the debate on the issue wide open as the legislature lurches into its final scheduled day of the spring...
2013/06/10 21:11
2013/06/10 21:11
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MORTON, Ill -- State Senator Bill Brady hosted the first of what he is calling an "annual legislative round table" this morning in Morton. Illinois Senators Christine Radogno and Darin Lahood also...
2013/06/07 15:39
2013/06/07 15:39
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Whammed by Illinois' second credit-rating downgrade this week because of the pension debacle, Gov. Pat Quinn moved swiftly Thursday to call lawmakers into a special session "to...
2013/06/06 20:47
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CHICAGO (AP) - Republican legislative leaders are split on whether it was a right move for Gov. Pat Quinn to call a special session on pensions. House Republican Leader Tom Cross says the sooner...
2013/06/06 20:27
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And a third major credit-rating agency, Standard & Poor's, said Thursday that it would keep its mark at "A-" for now, based on its correct prediction when it issued a downgrade in January that "action...
2013/06/06 06:26
2013/06/06 06:26
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Now, the Dixon Republican has chalked up a legislative victory on the issue of the public being allowed to carry concealed weapons. In a Senate chamber where Democrats have a commanding 40-19...
2013/05/31 15:39
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As Illinois lawmakers prepare Friday for their final day of the Spring session, the issue most say should be top priority received a blow Thursday evening. The full state Senate overwhelmingly...
2013/05/31 03:20
2013/05/31 03:20
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SPRINGFIELD — A more severe public pension reform bill, opposed by labor unions, was overwhelmingly defeated Thursday night in the Illinois Senate. The 16-42 defeat of SB 1, which had been pushed by...
2013/05/31 02:41
2013/05/31 02:41
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When the 98th General Assembly opened in January, one overriding message echoed. Failure to achieve pension reform would be tantamount to failure, period. Thursday night, state senators � among them...
2013/05/31 01:13
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SPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois Senate tonight overwhelmingly defeated a major overhaul of the state's heavily indebted government worker pension systems, throwing into question whether cost-saving...
2013/05/29 16:51
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Lawmakers are gridlocked on how to cut the cost of teachers' and state workers' retirement benefits. Madigan has moved a package of deep cuts through the Illinois House, and Senate President John...
2013/05/29 13:15
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... The Illinois Senate pressed for a compromise Tuesday to allow concealed weapons in Illinois, advancing a measure that would let Chicago keep local firearms laws like its assault weapons ban and...
2013/05/29 03:20
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SPRINGFIELD -- A more restrictive concealed carry gun bill, opposed by the National Rifle Association and most Republicans, was approved by an Illinois Senate committee Tuesday. Meanwhile, a less...
2013/05/29 02:13
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Dear House Speaker Michael Madigan, May we call you Mike? Mike — we know you are aware of Wednesday's date, May 29. Friday marks the scheduled end of the Illinois legislature's spring session. Three...
2013/05/28 21:14
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SPRINGFIELD — A key Senate committee today approved a stricter concealed weapons proposal while defeating a less-restrictive bill that previously passed the House. The move came as senators on both...
2013/05/26 05:28
2013/05/26 05:28
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Heading into the final week of the legislative session, Democrats are split on some of the state’s biggest issues, from the nation’s worst pension crisis to the public possession of guns, gay marriage...