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Quinn to Discuss Budget with Legislators
(WGN-AM)- Gov. Pat Quinn met with a group of women state lawmakers to talk about the budget mess, and has a similar meeting scheduled with suburban legislators on Monday. Evanston Democratic Representative Julie Hamos was in the first session with...Tags: State Budgets, Executive Branch, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Tom Cross
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Hundreds Gather at Thompson Center to Protest Cuts in Social Service Programs
(WGN-AM)- Hundreds gathered at the Thompson Center Monday to protest cuts in social service programs that would happen unless the state finds new revenue.
The protest was attended by several hundred social service providers and their clients. Agencies...Tags: State Budgets, United Way , Social Issues, Personal Income, Taxation
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Signature Drives For February Primary Hopefulls Begin Today
(WGN-AM)- Illinois' wild, seemingly non-stop political season opens a new chapter Tuesday as hundreds of candidates for federal, state and county offices in next year's elections begin gathering voter signatures to appear on the Feb. 2 primary ballot. It...Tags: Dan Hynes, DuPage County, Rod Blagojevich, Politics, Referenda
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Julie Hamos Running for Congress
(WGN-AM) - State Rep. Julie Hamos wants to move up from the Illinois Capitol in Springfield to the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Evanston Democrat announced Tuesday she's running for the 10th Congressional District seat Republican Rep. Mark Kirk holds....Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Wisconsin, Roland Burris, Primaries
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State Representative To Run For Kirk's Congress Seat
(WGN-AM)- State Rep. Julie Hamos wants to move up from the Illinois Capitol in Springfield to the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Evanston Democrat will announce Tuesday she's running for the 10th Congressional District seat Republican Rep. Mark Kirk...Tags: Wisconsin, Elections, Roland Burris, Barack Obama, Evanston
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Quinn to Obama: Illinois moving ahead on Medicaid fraud crackdown
Clout StreetAs President Barack Obama presses forward with his signature health care law, his fellow Illinois Democrats running state government have waited more than a year to win federal approval for a new plan to fight fraud in the health program for 2.7 million...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Corporate Crime, Elections, Fraud, Health Insurance
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Defeated Democrats do well under Quinn
While the political adage holds that to the winner go the spoils, under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, even some losers have done very well.
Take Dan Seals. He failed three times to win a North Shore congressional seat, and his tax returns showed he mostly...Tags: Work Relations, Human Rights, Judges, Illinois Department of Transportation, Dan Seals
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The annotated Bill Brady --A line-by-line look at the GOP candidate's analysis of Medicaid reform
Change of SubjectThere's been a lot of talk in the race for governor about the staggering costs of Medicaid and what needs to be done to get those costs under control. Since most of us aren't on Medicaid and may not follow...... -
State representative hosts local Medicaid reform forum
TribLocal - Northbrook » NewsA bill aimed at reforming the Medicaid system will be the focus of a public forum Wednesday hosted by state Rep. Carol Sente (D – …... -
A politician's rise, hard fall
Tribune reportersClaiming victory in the 2002 governor's race, a beaming Rod Blagojevich stood in the gritty steel mill where his late father once worked and pledged a new era in corruption-plagued Illinois politics. The fresh political face with boyish charm and TV-...Tags: Fraud, Whoopi Goldberg, Drugs and Medicines, Prosecution, Travel
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Impeachment talk turns to policy
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers turned away from the federal corruption charges against Gov. Rod Blagojevich and focused Thursday on other reasons to impeach him, highlighting a string of controversial policy moves as evidence of an autocratic and...Tags: Netherlands, Contracts, Medical Services, Rod Blagojevich, Politics
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Nursing home industry, advocates for elderly wrangle over changes
Though nursing home operators and advocates for seniors have expressed support for an overhaul of Illinois' troubled long-term care system, sharp differences are emerging in Springfield over how much change is needed. The nursing home industry is balking...Tags: Executive Branch, Medical Services, Politics, Long Term Care, Crime, Law and Justice
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