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March 16, 2010
Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget proposal, complete with a 33 percent income-tax increase, has received lukewarm response from area residents and lawmakers.
March 15, 2010
Among the most vital services provided by government at any level are those that help to protect and save lives.
March 12, 2010
Toward the end of his budget address Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn said, “I do not believe the people of Illinois want us to balance our budget today by sacrificing the future of a generation of children,” only moments after announcing a plan to balance the budget by sacrificing the future of a generation of children.
March 11, 2010
The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble – big trouble, but not insurmountable trouble.
Pushy. Overbearing. Gruff. Those words describe door-to-door salesmen who have been making the rounds in DeKalb County, saying they represent a company called Just Energy, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
March 9, 2010
March 8, 2010
Local school districts are in trouble. They're all dealing with huge budget shortfalls as state funding lags.
March 5, 2010
There is a bill floating through the Illinois Legislature that would make some state mandates no longer mandatory, but optional.
March 4, 2010
Hinckley-Big Rock High School had much to celebrate at Sunday’s parade honoring its girls basketball team.
The state of Illinois is in financial ruins.
March 2, 2010
President Obama today was to unveil his proposal for changes to the U.S. Senate’s health care bill.
March 1, 2010
The University of Illinois Extension Service is one of the most practical educational ideas ever devised. Take the latest land-grant university research, “extend” it to people across the state to improve their lives and livelihoods, and watch the overall quality of life improve.
February 26, 2010
Kishwaukee College could raise tuition by $6 per credit hour for the next academic year.
Gov. Pat Quinn’s new Web site, budget.illinois.gov, contains plenty of helpful tips for fixing the state’s fiscal mess from Illinois residents, including some local folks.
February 25, 2010
Yes, telling County Board members not to speak with constituents about a proposed landfill extension flies in the face of conventional wisdom when it comes to democracy.
February 23, 2010
The Kaneland School District is in a financial bind, but we think it is taking the right steps for its future.
Back in 1976, popular U.S. Attorney James R. Thompson rode his no-nonsense, tough-on-crime reputation all the way to the governor’s mansion.
February 20, 2010
Illinois state senators might have broken state law last week when they met behind closed doors to discuss ongoing fiscal issues.
February 19, 2010
Redistricting should be for the people, not the politicians.
February 17, 2010
The numbers are staggering.
February 16, 2010
The federal government announced late last month that Amtrak service from Chicago to Dubuque, Iowa, would not get funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, prompting a pre-primary promise from Gov. Pat Quinn that the state would help pay for it instead.
February 15, 2010
Illinois’ financial crisis, highlighted by a $3.6 billion backlog of unpaid bills and an expected $13 billion fiscal year deficit, is shortchanging not only our present but our future.
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