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Changes coming to Illinois gambling plan
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/14/13
Lawmakers could try to add additional ethics measures and reconsider putting slot machines at the Chicago airports in an effort to get Gov. Pat Quinn to back a gambling plan, one of its key supporters said Tuesday. State Rep. Lou Lang, a Skokie... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/14/13
Lawmakers allow DuPage board to pare back government
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/14/13
Gov. Pat Quinn will soon get to decide whether DuPage County officials will be allowed to eliminate as many as 13 local governments in an effort to save money. The Illinois House sent Quinn legislation Tuesday allowing the cuts by a 108-6 vote. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/14/13
Gov. Pat Quinn will soon get to decide whether DuPage County officials will be allowed to eliminate as many as 13 local governments in an effort to save money. The Illinois House sent Quinn legislation Tuesday allowing the cuts by a 108-6 vote. FULL STORY
Tough task awaits next state GOP chief
By Mike Riopell and Kerry Lester mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/11/13
With the exit of Pat Brady of St. Charles as its chairman this week, the Illinois Republican Party is hunting to fill an often thankless job with someone who could face immense pressure to turn the GOP's recent defeats around in a crucial 2014... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Kerry Lester mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/11/13
Senate approves union-backed pension plan
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham - 05/09/13
The Illinois Senate a union-backed plan to cut the retirement benefits of nearly 700,000 teachers, state workers and retirees today, taking a vote that puts them directly at odds with one approved by Illinois House last week. "This isn't just a... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham - 05/09/13
State Senate could vote on pension plan Thursday
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/08/13
A union-backed plan to curb the state's escalating retirement costs passed its first test Wednesday, setting up a vote on the Illinois Senate floor as early as Thursday. The Senate committee's approval of the proposal was widely expected. The... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/08/13
Not all retirees back union-favored pension cuts
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/07/13
Public employee union leaders are mounting a unified push behind pension-cutting legislation in the state Senate, but not all of their members are on board. Fred Klonsky, a former Park Ridge elementary school art teacher who retired last year,... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/07/13
Illinois Senate to move union-backed pension plan
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/06/13
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said he plans to push forward with a deal he's struck with the state's biggest teachers and workers unions over their retirement futures. The proposal clashes with more aggressive benefit cuts proposed by... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/06/13
Sen. Murphy has 'extensive' surgery for softball injury
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/03/13
State Sen. Matt Murphy had surgery Friday on the knee he seriously injured during the annual House vs. Senate softball game in Springfield. A spokeswoman for the Illinois Senate GOP said the Palatine Republican is wearing a cast after "extensive... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/03/13
Should tollway have "website of shame" for scofflaws?
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/03/13
The Illinois House Friday narrowly rejected a plan to set up a "website of shame" to display the names of scofflaws owing more than $1,000 in tollway fines. The proposal would require the Illinois Tollway to contact people who owed fines nine... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 05/03/13
Illinois House sends pension package to Senate
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/02/13
The Illinois House today approved Speaker Michael Madigan's plan to cut public workers' pension benefits, sending it to the Senate where a similar plan has been rejected before. The move makes more clear than ever that suburban teachers' and state... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 05/02/13
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