Gov. Pat Quinn says he hopes creating a "Bring Your Parents to School Day" in Illinois will encourage more parents to get involved in their kids' education.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says a lawsuit over his decision to suspend lawmaker pay for failing to act on the state pension crisis will be a "landmark" case.
Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that he's interested in forming a panel of experts to look at overhauling the Chicago area's scandal-plagued commuter railroad, Metra, and the Regional Transportation Authority, which oversees it.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed Rocky's Law, requiring school districts to purchase catastrophic insurance for their student athletes, inspired by the late Rocky Clark.
Gov. Pat Quinn signed a series of bills Saturday he said will help ex-offenders get jobs so they can stay out of prison and become productive members of society.
A major overhaul is in the works for one of the nation's most congested interchanges, as Governor Pat Quinn announced a nearly $500 million renovation plan for the Circle Interchange.
Campaign finance reports show that Quinn has raised more money than the five people who want his job. The democratic incumbent raised about $1 million dollars from April 1 to June 30.
The prospects for solving Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension crisis grow dim as talks between Governor Pat Quinn and top legislative leaders ended without an agreement.
On Wednesday, state representatives and senators in their respective chambers will vote to establish the conference committee process for pension reform.
Gov. Pat Quinn scolded lawmakers who didn't report back with a solution to Illinois' pension crisis by his Tuesday deadline and warned of consequences for them and the state.
Gov. Pat Quinn says he wants to cut about $2 billion from next year's budget. He may be hoping a new Web site asking for public opinion on the budget crisis will give him ideas on how to erase the remaining $11 billion deficit.