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  • Sunday is Veterans Day at the Illinois State Fair, and Governor Pat Quinn signed several new laws to support service members.
  • Sunday is Veterans Day at the Illinois State Fair, and Governor Pat Quinn signed several new laws to support service members.
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  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • Quinn cancels Fair?s Democrats Day
  • Governor Pat Quinn is cancelling a long standing tradition at the Illinois State Fair, the rally on Democrats Day.
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  • A marijuana leaf is seen in this file image. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Marijuana legalization gaining ground as Illinois becomes 20th state to legalize medical marijuana.
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  • Illinois lawmakers suspended pay fight heads to court
  • 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.
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  • Metra
  • 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.
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  • Student athlete insurance law to be signed by Quinn
  • Gov. Pat Quinn signed Rocky's Law, requiring school districts to purchase catastrophic insurance for their student athletes, inspired by the late Rocky Clark.
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  • 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.
  • 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.
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  • Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says Wisconsin should follow the lead of other Midwest states and legalize gay marriage.
  • Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says Wisconsin should follow the lead of other Midwest states and legalize gay marriage.
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  • A marijuana leaf is seen in this file image. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill Thursday that makes medical marijuana legal in Illinois.
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  • A marijuana leaf is seen in this file image. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Governor Pat Quinn is to sign a bill Thursday that would make medical marijuana legal in Illinois.
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  • A marijuana leaf is seen in this file image. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
  • Gov. Pat Quinn will sign legislation on Thursday to legalize the use of medical marijuana, making Illinois the 20th state in the U.S. to do so.
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  • Judy Baar Topinka
  • Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said Thursday that she has no choice but to withhold lawmakers' paychecks.
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  • A new state law inspired by the death of a young boy cracks down on anyone caught piloting a boat while under the influence of alcohol.
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  • People call it the spaghetti bowl for a reason. The circle interchange can be a traffic tangle, but a major overhaul kicks off Wednesday.
  • 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.
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  • A major overhaul is in the works for the one of the nations most congested interchanges, as Governor Pat Quinn will announce a nearly half-billion dollar renovation plan for the Circle Interchange.
  • Circle Interchange to get major overhaul
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  • Campaign finance reports show that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has raised more money than the five people who want his job.
  • 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.
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  • Governor Pat Quinn is not backing off his decision to stop the paychecks of state lawmakers.
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  • Governor Pat Quinn is not backing off his decision to stop the paychecks of state lawmakers.
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  • Illinois lawmakers are still buzzing about Governor Pat Quinn's move to suspend their salaries.
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  • IL Gov. Pat Quinn
  • If Governor Pat Quinn has his way, Illinois lawmakers will not get their next paycheck if they don't act on pension reform.
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  • 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.
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  • Governor Pat Quinn will meet with legislative leaders Saturday to try and reach a deal to close the $96 billion funding gap.
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  • On Wednesday, state representatives and senators in their respective chambers will vote to establish the conference committee process for pension reform.
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  • IL Gov. Pat Quinn
  • 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.
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  • Illinois Governor Pat Quinn faces mounting pressure to fix the state's budget woes.
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  • The Blagojevich verdict is being felt throughout the Illinois political landscape.
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  • A groundbreaking ceremony marks the beginning of a construction project aimed at improving a section of Roosevelt road in the western suburbs.
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  • A new report says the Illinois Department of Corrections neglected the possible impact on public safety when launching a secret early release program.
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  • Illinois Governor Pat Quinn marched with a group of ministers to protest violence in one South Side neighborhood.
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  • File photo: Roland Burris
  • Illinois voters will decide two races for U.S. Senate this fall. But current Senator Roland Burris won't be part of either vote.
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  • Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed Friday Chicago Blackhawks Day in Illinois in honor of the team's Stanley Cup victory.
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  • City and state leaders respond to two state lawmakers' proposal to bring in the National Guard to fight crime in Chicago.
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  • Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis has said he does not believe that the military is the solution to Chicago violence.
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  • The Illinois Tollway's board of directors has confirmed the first woman to lead the agency.
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  • Our guest on this week's edition of NewsViews is Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
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  • 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.
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  • Ill. Governor Pat Quinn delivered the 2010 State of the State speech Wednesday amid campaigning for the primary election.
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  • Gov. Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley have unveiled legislation they say would bring conventions back to the Windy City.
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  • Governor Pat Quinn presented Billy Goat Tavern with a state proclamation, declaring Saturday Billy Goat Tavern Day in llinois.
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  • Illinois is offering UPS a $24 million investment package in the form of tax credits that will save 3,000 jobs.
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  • Problems with a prisoner release program took the spotlight in the race for governor in Illinois on Monday.
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  • Hundreds of organizations in Illinois say they could be forced to close if millions of unpaid bills are not taken care of.
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  • Illinois Senator Roland Burris was cleared of legal wrongdoing by the Senate Ethics Committee on Friday.
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