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Quinn Wants To Borrow Billions, Consolidate School Districts
Updated 02/16/11 – 4:47 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WBBM) – With an income tax hike already in effect, Gov. Pat Quinn has presented a budget plan that would not raise any new taxes or fees, but would still...
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Governor Pushing For Merger Of School Districts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS/AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed a plan to merge the state’s current 868 school districts into no more than 300, a move aimed at saving $100 million. The governor discussed the...
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Quinn Asks State Departments To Cut Their Budgets
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn has asked all the state’s constitutional offices and some state agencies to slash their annual budgets by at least 9 percent, but won’t say how he arrived at that figure....
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Quinn Set To Announce Major Cuts To Medicaid
Updated 02/20/12 – 6:12 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that he plans to call for significant cuts to Medicaid funding as part of his effort to slash the state budget to spending levels...
View ArticleChamber Applauds Reported State Budget Cut Plans
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — A group representing Illinois businesses gives Gov. Pat Quinn average grades for job creation, and says an across-the-board budget cut is a good idea. As WBBM Newsradio’s...
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Quinn Budget To Rely On Facility Closures, Medicaid Cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) - It’s going to be painful. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was putting the finishing touches Tuesday night on what can only be called a bad news budget; one which might stop the...
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Quinn On Budget: Medicaid Is On Brink Of Collapse
Updated 02/22/12 – 7 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — In presenting his 2012 budget plan Wednesday, Gov. Pat Quinn said the state’s Medicaid is on the brink of collapse. Quinn also said the state cannot...
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Quinn’s Budget Address Draws Praise, Ire From Both Sides Of The Aisle
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – You didn’t have to be a Democrat to like Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget speech Wednesday, and you didn’t have to be a Republican to hate it. Top Democrats praised the governor for...
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Quinn: ‘Most Difficult Budget Ever’ Due To Pension Mess
(CBS) – Governor Quinn says he found this his toughest budget to deliver to Illinois lawmakers, and it’s getting criticism from both sides of the aisle, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore....
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Quinn To Propose Making 2011 Tax Hike Permanent
Updated 03/26/14 – 10:55 a.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to propose making Illinois’ temporary income tax increase permanent in order to avoid massive budget cuts when he...
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Quinn Proposes Making 2011 Income Tax Hike Permanent
Updated 03/26/14 – 2:13 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn outlined his case Wednesday for making Illinois’ temporary income tax increase permanent, predicting “extreme and radical” budget...
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Rauner Calls For Billions In Budget Cuts
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150218182057590AA.mp4 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS/AP) — Illinois’ new Republican governor called Wednesday for deep spending cuts to Medicaid, pensions and other...
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Emanuel To Aldermen: Raise Property Taxes, Or Lay Off Cops And Firefighters
Updated 09/22/15 – 6:28 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel told aldermen Tuesday the city must raise property taxes by $543 million to shore up police and firefighter pension funds, or face laying...
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Governor Rauner Outlines Two Budget Choices For Lawmakers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — After eight months with no budget, Governor Bruce Rauner offered lawmakers two choices in his address: accept some of his reforms, and he’ll accept higher taxes. Illinois has...
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Dems And Their Allies Bash Gov. Rauner On Eve Of State Budget Address
(CBS) – One day before Gov. Rauner’s budget address, Democrats and their allies call for him to produce a full budget blueprint, while the Republican gives hints as to what his speech will contain. CBS...
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Emanuel Budget Plan: 911 Tax Hike, Higher Uber Fees, Amusement Tax Redo
CHICAGO (CBS) — Attending a concert and hailing an Uber or Lyft would cost you more in Chicago next year under the budget plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel was set to formally present to the City Council on...
View ArticleMayor Rahm Emanuel To Present ‘Feel Good’ Final Budget Plan
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel will present his final budget address on Wednesday. Experts call the mayor’s budget plan a “feel good” proposal, and say it might come back to bite taxpayers after...
View ArticleGovernor Pritzker: ‘I Choose A Fair Tax System To Get Us Out Of This Mess’
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. JB Pritzker spelled out Illinois’ fiscal mess but said the ultimate solution lies two years away in a graduated income tax. CBS 2 political reporter Derrick Blakley has the story...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot Says City Has $838 Million Budget Shortfall, Warns Of...
CHICAGO (CBS) — In her State of the City address on Thursday evening, Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned that the City of Chicago is dealing with a budget shortfall of $838 million. Lightfoot focused on...
View ArticleFull Text: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s State Of The City Address
CHICAGO (CBS) — Here is the complete text of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s State of the City address: Good evening. Thank you for tuning in. Tonight, I want to speak to you about the state of our city and its...
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