There’s no way around it: The economy was nasty last year.
It was lousy for job seekers. It was wretched for businesses. And according to political fundraisers, it was a downright drag on donors.
Or was it? Read more...
There’s no way around it: The economy was nasty last year.
It was lousy for job seekers. It was wretched for businesses. And according to political fundraisers, it was a downright drag on donors.
Or was it? Read more...
Even by Illinois standards, Scott Lee Cohen was an unlikely candidate.
Before he campaigned to become the state’s lieutenant governor, Cohen had weathered a messy divorce and was arrested in connection with domestic-abuse allegations.
But after a few sit-downs with his political consultant, Cohen started holding job fairs around the state and touting them in his campaign advertisements. Read more...
Update | 3:08 p.m. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady has responded to the governor's posting of the budget online:
"Even though Governor Quinn is putting Illinois in even more economic peril by pushing off his state budget, we're glad Governor Quinn and the Democrats are finally taking steps to listen to Illinoisans after years of mismanagement and 'government knows best' policies. The people of Illinois want to get their state back on track to economic prosperity by promoting pro-growth policies and to getting rid of regulation and uncertainty that leave job creators hesitant.
"The question is if Governor Quinn will listen and actually use the public's input on our economic woes or if this is an underhanded attempt to push off the state budget again and promote his tax increase agenda. Now at $13 billion in the red, Illinois needs to start with widespread reforms and spending cuts to fix our economic landscape. Only when the voters are confident our state government can be trusted to spend their taxpayer dollars should we start talking about increasing taxes." Read more...
Gov. Pat Quinn's first choice for lieutenant governor has turned him down.
Tammy Duckworth, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and formerly Illinois' VA director, called Quinn today and asked that her name be removed from consideration. NBC Chicago first reported the phone call.
Duckworth's refusal to join Quinn's ticket puts the Democratic governor in a tough spot. Read more...
Another deadline, another day of waiting.
State Sen. Kirk Dillard, locked in a tight race with state Sen. Bill Brady for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, has been in a holding pattern since the Feb. 2 primary election, when results were too close to call the winner.
Even today, the deadline for all county clerks to send their results to state officials, no concession is in clear sight. Read more...
