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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: Motorvehicle Accidents, Pat Quinn, Jack D Franks, Illinois Department of Transportation, Government
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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: Motorvehicle Accidents, Industrial Component, Sugar Grove, Illinois Department of Transportation, AAA
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Illinois considers extending tax break to small businesses
Legislators are considering a bill that would expand the scope of the state's main economic development program to small businesses. House Bill 1336 calls for eliminating a requirement that companies make a capital investment in the state of at least $1...
Tags: Jack D Franks, Investments, Taxation, Credit and Debt, Investment Service
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And now for our applause
For more than six years, we've called for reform of Illinois' public pension system. Some days we begged legislators, some days we harangued them. Today we're pleased to list the names of House lawmakers who took responsible action Thursday and voted...Tags: JoAnn D. Osmond, Patricia R. Bellock, Greg Harris, Keith Farnham, Dwight Kay
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CTA boss wavers on Ventra at hearing
Tribune reporterCTA President Forrest Claypool on Monday appeared to alternate between playing the roles of an impartial party as well as a pitchman for the new Ventra transit card's controversial prepaid debit-account program. Claypool told state officials at a public...Tags: Personal Income, Consumers, Chicago Mayor, Metra, First Data Corporation
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Move to lower mandatory school age faces 'uphill climb'
To address a devastating pattern of elementary-grade absenteeism in Chicago Public Schools and across the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn have thrown their support behind legislation to lower Illinois' compulsory attendance age from 7 to 6 or...
Tags: David Luechtefeld, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Tribune, University of Alabama
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Illinois House approves doctor licensing fee hike
Clout StreetDoctors will be asked to pay more in fees under a bill House lawmakers sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday, with the money earmarked to speed up the licensing process and strengthen efforts to discipline bad physicians. The governor has vowed to sign the...Tags: Arlington Heights, Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, General Practitioners, Pension and Welfare
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Quinn blames lawmakers for inaction on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn chastised lawmakers for failing to pass cost-cutting changes to the government worker retirement system, then dangled the possibility that he'd drop his long-running opposition to a major gambling expansion to get a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Springfield, Dawn Clark Netsch, Executive Branch, Education
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CPS head targets K-8 'dropout pipeline'
Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett vowed Monday to move forcefully to address the city's crisis in K-8 truancy and absenteeism, declaring: "We must work to shut down the dropout pipeline." She said that "while the district has not fully...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Rules, Chicago Public Schools, John J Cullerton, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor
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Quinn minimum wage hike could be tough sell
Clout StreetIt won’t be easy for Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn to find enough lawmakers to vote for the minimum wage increase, what with business groups pronouncing it a “job killer.” But the best news for Quinn is that key Democratic lawmakers...Tags: Elections, Bill Brady, Lisa Madigan, Louis I Lang, Oswego
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Quinn loses Hail Mary on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- The Illinois House adjourned this afternoon without even voting on Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn's desperation pension reform plan. Quinn threw his support behind a bill that would set up a commission to decide how to fix Illinois'...Tags: Interior Policy, John J Cullerton, Pension and Welfare, U.S. Congress, Illinois Governor
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New General Assembly sworn in as full plate looms
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in today, and after the ceremony and celebrations are over, lawmakers will face a full plate of unresolved issues in the month ahead. Democrats now have veto-proof majorities in both the House and...Tags: University of Illinois Springfield, Political Corruption, Same-Sex Marriage, Rod Blagojevich, Executive Branch
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