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Gov. Pat Quinn is the latest Illinois official to disclose his tax returns. They show he paid about $29,000 federal taxes, $7,700 in taxes to the state.…
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December Ninth is a significant day in Illinois' political history: for better, and for worse.On Dec. 9, 2003 "the State Officials and Employees Ethics…
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In a recent MSN Money article about what corporate executives saw as President Barack Obama’s assault on businesses, T.J. Rodgers, the CEO of Cypress…
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As the General Assembly gears up for a deadline dash to its scheduled May 31 adjournment, conditions cer-tainly seem favorable for uprooting the state’s…
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Momentum is not enough. This state has felt momentum build and bust too many times for everything from education to health care, transportation,…
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Sunshine is the best disinfectant. The oft-quoted observation attributed to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis offers sound advice for Illinois…
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Statewide officials set out their agendas he new kid on the block is a 30-year-old Chicago banker and the first Democratic state treasurer in 12 years.…
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Forget Mudville. There is joy in Marion.After pairing with private investors, the southern Illinois town is poised to become the state's latest home to…
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Frequent visitors to the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee have heard Chairman John Cullerton's stock joke. Legislators should not suggest increasing…
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Shortly after the announcement of the creation of Dolly the cloned sheep, a remarkable group came together at the Illinois Institute of Technology in…