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By Kathy BergenTribune reporter1:35 PM CST, November 8, 2011AdvertisementA state House committee this afternoon is expected to weigh a potentially costly tax-break bill that aims to keep CME Group Inc. and Sears Holdings Corp. from moving operations out...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chicago Tribune, Business, Finance, Chicago Board Options Exchange
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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: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Jack D Franks, Illinois Department of Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents
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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: Sugar Grove, Pat Quinn, Justice System, Executive Branch, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Business, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Investments
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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: John E. Bradley, Pat Quinn, Michael Madigan, Elizabeth Hernandez, Edward J. Acevedo
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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: Chicago Transit Authority, Deborah Mell, Public Transportation, Consumers, Chicago Mayor
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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: Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, Pat Quinn, Chicago Tribune, David Luechtefeld
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, HIV, Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Justice System
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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: Pat Quinn, Justice System, Executive Branch, Michael Madigan, Terry Link
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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, Executive Branch, Chicago Tribune, Students, John J Cullerton
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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: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Michael Madigan, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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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: Pat Quinn, Executive Branch, Michael Madigan, Interior Policy, John J Cullerton
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