Pat Quinn

Quinn To Provide State Help If Needed

Governor Pat Quinn this morning activated the State Incident Response Center (SIRC) in Springfield to assess flooding and severe weather in several areas of the state and expedite assistance that may be needed by local public safety officials to protect citizens.

2013/04/18

Quinn: Not Enough People Taking Advantage Of Tax Breaks

Governor Quinn stopped by Truman College where volunteers with the Center for Economic Progress are helping low-income tax payers to file their returns.

2013/02/16

Five Years After The Shootings, Healing Continues At NIU

The tolling of a lone bell could be heard across the campus at NIU as students and family members of the five victims gathered to hear remarks from Gov. Pat Quinn and NIU President John Peters.

2013/02/14

Shelia Simon Won’t Seek Another Term As Lt. Governor

Sheila Simon said Wednesday that she won’t seek another term as lieutenant governor.

2013/02/13

Quinn Meets With Legislative Leaders Over Pension Reform, But No Deal

Saturday, Governor Pat Quinn and all four legislative leaders met behind closed doors to try and finally hammer out a pension reform deal.

2013/01/05

Barack Obama (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Obama Urging Illinois Legislature To Support Gay Marriage: Report

A spokesman for President Obama says the former Illinois state lawmaker is urging the General Assembly here to approve gay-marriage legislation, the Sun-Times is reporting.

2012/12/29

Bill Daley Considering Run For Illinois Governor

Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley says he’s “seriously” thinking about running for Illinois governor.

2012/12/20

Gov. Pat Quinn. (Credit: Craig Dellimore/WBBM Newsradio)

Moody’s Downgrades Illinois’ Credit Outlook To Negative

Moody’s Investor Services has downgraded the state’s credit outlook from stable to negative.

2012/12/14

An American flag flies at half-staff Friday following the Connecticut school shooting. (CBS)

In Illinois, Flags Lowered To Half-Staff As Officials Express Horror At School Shooting

Gov. Pat Quinn was among the public officials who expressed condolences and horror at the shooting rampage, details of which were still emerging by late afternoon.

2012/12/14

Gov. Quinn Appoints New Inspector General

Quinn has appointed 40-year law enforcement veteran Michael McCotter to the job.

2012/12/08

Quinn Sets Election Dates In Early 2013 To Fill Jackson Jr.’s Congressional Vacancy

Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned from Congress last week amid health problems and reported plea-deal negotiations with federal prosecutors.

2012/11/26

A man holds on to a prison bar inside of a jail cell. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Quinn Rethinks Ban On Reporters At State Prisons

Now, Gov. Pat Quinn says, it’s up to Corrections Director Salvador Godinez to decide when and how reporters will have access.

2012/10/26

Kelly Kraft has worked for the Pat Quinn administration. (Illinois Statehouse News/YouTube)

Quinn, Emanuel Spar Over Governor’s Appointee To Sports Board

Gov. Quinn says the mayor’s operatives are engaging in character assassination.

2012/10/08

Governor Signs Bill Aimed At Keeping Teachers Safer At School

Gov. Quinn has signed a law that will allow school officials and law enforcement authorities to share juvenile criminal records on a limited basis.

2012/08/28

Gov. Quinn Vetoes Casino Expansion Bill

Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed the casino expansion bill.

2012/08/28

Police Can Now Share Information About Dangerous Students With Schools

The bill Gov. Pat Quinn signed allows police departments to notify school administrators when a student is a part of an ongoing investigation, even if they haven’t been arrested or charged.

2012/08/27

The leaves of many trees in Illinois have been left wilting, curling, and turning brown due to the severe drought conditions in most of the state. (Credit: CBS)

Gov. Quinn Asks For Drought Disaster Designation In Illinois

Gov. Pat Quinn is asking for Illinois to be designated a drought disaster area.

2012/07/23

Gov. Quinn Signs ‘Julie’s Law’ To Crack Down On Extreme Speeders

Julie Gorczynski, 17, was killed last year in Orland Park when a motorist traveling 26 mph over the speed limit crashed into the passenger side of the Jeep she was riding in.

2012/07/20

Gov. Pat Quinn greets parade participants on Memorial Day in Park Ridge. (CBS)

State Budget, Politics Loom Over Memorial Day Parade

The Memorial Day parade and politics made for an interesting mix in Park Ridge, CBS 2’s Derrick Blakley reports.

2012/05/28

Lawmaker: Quinn A ‘Coward’ For His Handling Of DCFS Investigation

State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Woodstock, says Gov. Quinn knew in April that Erwin McEwen, then the head of the Department of Children and Family Services, was refusing to cooperate in a state inspector general’s investigation.

2012/01/28

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