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Rep. Mulligan fighting breathing problem
By Mike Riopell - 02/17/11
Longtime Republican Rep. Rosemary Mulligan said this week she's been kept from attending session in Springfield so far this year because she's having regular breathing problems. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/17/11
Suburban hospitals could take hit in proposed state budget
By Mike Riopell - 02/17/11
Suburban hospitals might have to look at laying off staff and eliminating some services under Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to change how they are reimbursed for their care of the poor, health care officials say. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/17/11
Census shows suburban growth, meaning smaller districts for some lawmakers
By Mike Riopell and Kerry Lester - 02/15/11
The suburbs, it seems, have bulked up just in time for the prize fight. New census numbers released Tuesday show suburban Cook and the collar counties gaining thousands of new residents, as Chicago and downstate Illinois' populations shrunk. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Kerry Lester - 02/15/11
State budget or not, schools not counting on funds
By Mike Riopell - 02/15/11
Even as Gov. Pat Quinn unveils his budget proposal Wednesday, suburban schools owed millions of dollars by the state continue to make their own spending plans not knowing if and when they'll get what they're owed. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/15/11
Despite more taxes, budget still won't be easy for Quinn
By Mike Riopell - 02/13/11
Only weeks after signing off on the income tax increase that was his defining budget proposal for years, Gov. Pat Quinn will take to a podium in the Illinois House Wednesday to deliver his budget plans. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/13/11
ComEd rate hike plan likely controversial
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 02/12/11
The details of ComEd's plan to pay for major upgrades to the power grid through annual increases in electric rates could be negotiated and altered in the coming months before lawmakers take any votes on it. But recent history makes one thing clear:... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 02/12/11
The details of ComEd's plan to pay for major upgrades to the power grid through annual increases in electric rates could be negotiated and altered in the coming months before lawmakers take any votes on it. But recent history makes one thing clear:... FULL STORY
Group wants minimum wage increase
By Mike Riopell - 02/10/11
A coalition of interest groups Thursday announced that they want Illinois lawmakers to gradually raise the state's minimum wage to more than $10 in the next four years. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/10/11
A coalition of interest groups Thursday announced that they want Illinois lawmakers to gradually raise the state's minimum wage to more than $10 in the next four years. FULL STORY
Kotowski wants cuts to Senate budget
By Mike Riopell - 02/10/11
Sen. Dan Kotowski said Thursday that Senate Democrats should find ways to cut their budget by 5 percent. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/10/11
Sen. Dan Kotowski said Thursday that Senate Democrats should find ways to cut their budget by 5 percent. FULL STORY
Lawmakers could try to cut state staff pensions
By Mike Riopell - 02/09/11
Tom Cross said a bipartisan group of lawmakers will be put together to try to reform the pensions that current state employees get. This is a huge drain on the budget. They can perhaps change benefits employees haven't earned yet. But money they've... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/09/11
Casinos might appeal cash-sharing case to Supreme Court
By Mike Riopell - 02/09/11
Suburban casino officials haven't yet decided if they'll ask the Illinois Supreme Court to review a lower-court decision that requires them to share their revenues with the horse-racing industry. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell - 02/09/11
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