The wife of Ald. Anthony Beale is the subject of an ethics probe for undisclosed “job performance” issues, Secretary of State Jesse White’s office confirmed Tuesday.
The wife of Ald. Anthony Beale is the subject of an ethics probe for undisclosed “job performance” issues, Secretary of State Jesse White’s office confirmed Tuesday.
A top-to-bottom review of the state’s parking program for people with disabilities will begin in January, after news reports highlighted the illicit use of disabled-parking placards
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Jesse White campaigned last year for a fourth and what he said would be his final term as Illinois Secretary of State. Now, at age 77, he's changed his mind and will run again.
Secretary of State Jesse White made it clear a year ago that his 2010 race would be his last, but he announced Wednesday that he's running for re-election again — in 2014, when he'll be 80.
Gov. Pat Quinn renewed his call to raise taxes today, saying that the state needs more income if it's going to overcome a crippling budget deficit.
"I do believe we need more revenue," Quinn told the Illinois General Assembly. "We're still short," despite securing federal stimulus money, cutting costs and using what he called "strategic" borrowing to fill funding gaps in the state's budget.
While Quinn did not lay out specifics of a tax proposal, he emphasized that any new taxes should not affect the poor, and that state legislators may even be able to cut taxes for about five million people, "maybe more." Read more...
