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State education chairman calls for funding increase
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education today called on lawmakers to increase funding school funding by $874 million at a time when the state treasury is so short on cash that Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed cuts. “We...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Pat Quinn, Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting, Rahm Emanuel
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Quinn rallies with pro-gun control supporters
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn rallied today with pro-gun control forces on the Capitol’s front lawn, saying Illinois needs tougher gun laws because he’s “tired of going to funerals.” Standing before the showcase statue of...Tags: Pat Quinn, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mental Health, Justice System, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Illinois House wants voters to abolish lieutenant governor job
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House today approved a measure that would ask voters whether to eliminate the job of lieutenant governor, but the proposal has a long way to go before the much-maligned office would disappear. The measure must pass the...Tags: Pat Quinn, George Ryan, Politics, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich
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Gambling expansion showdown at Capitol
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A Wednesday hearing aimed at coming up with a new casino expansion bill erupted into a shoutfest between a key senator and the chairman of the state’s gambling oversight board. After years of lobbing attacks at each other...Tags: Terry Link, Pat Quinn, Values, Justice System, Religion and Belief
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Roger Ebert's funeral: 'He had a heart big enough to love all'
Roger Ebert was celebrated Monday as a film critic, newspaperman, social-justice soldier, husband, father, grandfather and champion of artists and imagination, but the great cross-section of mourners at his Holy Name Cathedral funeral spoke to a quality...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Executive Branch
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Englewood teacher wins Golden Apple Award
Tribune reporterKatherine Dube is the teacher students turn to when they need help and support. Among her colleagues, she’s known as the educator who invents creative ways to keep those fickle and energetic freshmen interested in literature. And although Dube,...Tags: Northwestern University, Pat Quinn, Teaching and Learning, University of New Hampshire, Teachers
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Bolingbrook, Plainfield seek state, federal aid for flood damage
Officials in Plainfield and Bolingbrook are applying for state and federal assistance to help pay for damage incurred during last month's storms and floods. The towns became eligible for assistance after Gov. Pat Quinn declared Will County and 37...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Bodies of Water, Rivers, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Floods
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State agency begins flood damage assessments today
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Emergency Management Agency begins assessing local flood damage today, a process that could lead to small interest loans and federal grants for affected residents. Local officials have collected damage reports from residents to determine...Tags: Albany Park, Pat Quinn, FEMA, Floods
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Flood damage assessments begin
With residents in 48 Illinois counties hit by extensive flood damage, officials asked victims to be patient, keep their receipts and open their doors to assessors trying to determine eligibility for federal flood assistance. The Federal Emergency...
Tags: Albany Park, Pat Quinn, Government Aid, Rahm Emanuel, FEMA
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Englewood teacher earns a Golden Apple
The students Katherine Dube teaches at TEAM Englewood Community Academy often come to her years behind in reading and writing skills, administrators at the school said. But Dube, a freshman English teacher, has developed a special way of reaching her...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Northwestern University, Teaching and Learning, Students, Teachers
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Midwest states continue to fight record flooding
After months of drought, many areas of the Midwest on Saturday continued to fight off flooding from rising rivers that are not expected to crest for several more days. National Weather Service forecasters expect flooding to continue throughout the...
Tags: National Weather Service, Pat Quinn, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Stephen Breyer, Bodies of Water
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'Education first'? Not in The Deadbeat State.
Indiana lawmakers are proposing huge increases in state education funding this year. Ditto those in Wisconsin. Here in Illinois, The Deadbeat State? Just the opposite. Education funding is being strangled by the same python that is strangling the rest...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Justice System, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Personal Income
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