Chicago Tribune Many Illinois lawmakers vowed to let their temporary tax increase recede as scheduled. May 15, 2014 “I would vote to repeal the tax increase. I would not support extending the tax increase.” — State Rep. Michelle Mussman, D-Schaumburg…
Read MoreKim Janssen A retired City Hall official took huge bribes — including an Arizona condo and a used Mercedes — to steer the Chicago’s lucrative red light contract to a since fired firm, the feds say. John Bills, 52, ran…
Read MoreThe boast rotates at the top of his campaign website: Gov. Pat Quinn “restored integrity to Illinois government.” Aides say that after taking office in 2009 he vanquished a climate of corruption, the legacy of his criminal predecessors. Did he?…
Read MoreIllinois News Network SPRINGFIELD — College administrators and municipal officials across Illinois say that hours will be cut for student workers, taxpayers may pay more and services may be cut if Illinois raises the minimum wage. “Right now, we are…
Read MoreBy Marni Pyke: An Illinois tollway director appointed by Pat Quinn also heads a union that is a major financial player in the governor’s re-election campaign, most recently giving $250,000 to the cause in January. The International Union of Operating Engineers…
Read MoreJOSEFA VELASQUEZ, Associated PressPublished: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 6:11 pm ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A day after penning an op-ed piece arguing for campaign finance reform, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has support from two key lawmakers and the Senate Republicans are involved…
Read MoreBy Frank Samuelson A local retired judge, John Donald O’Shea, has argued that the 2010 Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court did not “open big money floodgates” in campaign financing but simply upheld the constitutional right of free…
Read MoreBy KERRY LESTER and CHACOUR KOOP Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn’s troubled anti-violence program faces another layer of scrutiny after a legislative panel approved subpoena powers for itself Tuesday to dig into how the program’s money was…
Read MoreBy Matthew Daly from Associated Press WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Monday it will not appoint a special panel to investigate allegations that Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez of Illinois improperly hired a Chicago lobbyist to act as a de…
Read MoreBy The Associated Press CHICAGO — Republican members of Illinois’ congressional delegation are calling for a federal investigation of political hiring in Gov. Pat Quinn’s transportation department. Lawmakers sent a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s inspector general….
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