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This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Johnny Plummer. Plummer, now 35, was 15 when he was arrested for two murders. He�s among the dozens of current inmates � most of them black � who claim they were beaten... View Photo »
BELVIDERE, IL - FEBRUARY 02: Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne listens as Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speaks to workers and VIPs at the Chrysler assembly plant on February 2, 2012 in Belvidere, Illinois. The plant builds the Jeep Compass and Patriot and... View Photo »
Chrysler President and CEO Sergio Marchionne (R) listens to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speak during a news conference at the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois February 2, 2012. View Photo »
Chrysler President and CEO Sergio Marchionne (C) shakes hands with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L) and Belvidere Mayor Frederic Brereton after a news conference at the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois February 2, 2012. View Photo »
BELVIDERE, IL - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L) looks on as Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne speaks to reports during a visit to the Chrysler assembly on February 2, 2012 in Belvidere, Illinois. The plant builds the Jeep Compass and Patriot... View Photo »
Illinois Secretary of State Police officers are brought in to stand guard as members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union rally in front of the governor's office, demanding that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pay them... View Photo »
In this photo taken Feb 2, 2012, cell phones are used to record Henry Bayer, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, right, while protesting and being confronted by the Illinois Secretary of State Police, as other members of the American Federation of... View Photo »
Henry Bayer, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, left, is confronted by an Illinois Secretary of State Police officer, right, as members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union rally in front of the governor's... View Photo »
Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union rally in front of the governor's office, demanding that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pay them raises he has withheld, at the Illinois State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 in... View Photo »
Michael Madigan (L), speaker of the Illinois Representatives, listens to Governor Pat Quinn's State of the State address, as John Cullerton (R), Illinois Senate President, looks on in the House Chambers of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois... View Photo »
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to the joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Il. , February 1, 2012. View Photo »
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. View Photo »
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Looking on is Illinois Speaker of the House... View Photo »
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan,... View Photo »
A memorial plaque is seen on the grounds of the Jacksonville Developmental Center, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Jacksonville, Ill. Construction for the hospital began in 1848 and the building has long since been torn down. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn... View Photo »
The Gillespie building is seen on the grounds of the Jacksonville Developmental Center Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 in Jacksonville, Ill. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced that he plans to close the Jacksonville center for people with developmental... View Photo »
Governor Pat Quinn pays his respects to the family members of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis during Lewis's funeral services at sanctuary of United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while... View Photo »
Governor Pat Quinn greets U.S. Congressman Danny Davis at funeral Services for Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis, at United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while working as a security guard at a... View Photo »
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez hugs Governor Pat Quinn at the Funeral Services for Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis at United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while working as a... View Photo »
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn visits with Kristi Goodin and Zachary Zimerman, both U.S. Army National Guard specialists who met in Iraq their 4-month-old son, Wyatt Zimerman after announcing a new new home financing package for Illinois veterans in military... View Photo »
John Brian Patrick "Pat" Quinn (born January 29, 1943, in Hamilton, Ontario), is a former head coach in the National Hockey League, most recently with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1998 and 2006. He is also a retired NHL defenceman. He has won the junior league's Memorial Cup as both a player and an owner. Full Article
Chrysler President and CEO Sergio Marchionne (C) shakes hands with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L) and Belvidere Mayor Frederic Brereton after a news conference at the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois February 2, 2012.
View Photo »BELVIDERE, IL - FEBRUARY 02: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L) looks on as Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne speaks to reports during a visit to the Chrysler assembly on February 2, 2012 in Belvidere, Illinois. The plant builds the Jeep Compass and Patriot and starting in the second quarter...
View Photo »Illinois Governor Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to the joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Il. , February 1, 2012.
View Photo »Chrysler President and CEO Sergio Marchionne (R) listens to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn speak during a news conference at the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois February 2, 2012.
View Photo »Illinois Secretary of State Police officers are brought in to stand guard as members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union rally in front of the governor's office, demanding that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pay them raises he has withheld, at the Illinois...
View Photo »Henry Bayer, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, left, is confronted by an Illinois Secretary of State Police officer, right, as members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union rally in front of the governor's office, demanding that Illinois Gov. ...
View Photo »Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union rally in front of the governor's office, demanding that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pay them raises he has withheld, at the Illinois State Capitol Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. AFSCME members...
View Photo »Michael Madigan (L), speaker of the Illinois Representatives, listens to Governor Pat Quinn's State of the State address, as John Cullerton (R), Illinois Senate President, looks on in the House Chambers of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois February 1, 2012.
View Photo »Governor Pat Quinn pays his respects to the family members of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis during Lewis's funeral services at sanctuary of United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while working as a security guard at a...
View Photo »Governor Pat Quinn greets U.S. Congressman Danny Davis at funeral Services for Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis, at United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while working as a security guard at a convenience store. The...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 03: Governor Pat Quinn and Toni Preckwinkle performs at the Health and Hope for Africa concert gala at the Museum of Science and Industry on December 3, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
View Photo »Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, right center, joins executives of TechAmerica during opening bell ceremonies at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. TechAmerica, the nation's leading technology advocacy organization, celebrated the Illinois Tech Index, the first...
View Photo »TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 13: (L-R) Pat Quinn and 2011 Hall of Fame inductee Ed Belfour take part in the Hall blazer presentation prior to the Legends of Hockey game at the Air Canada Centre on November 13, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
View Photo »This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Johnny Plummer. Plummer, now 35, was 15 when he was arrested for two murders. He�s among the dozens of current inmates � most of them black � who claim they were beaten or tortured by Chicago police until...
View Photo »In this photo taken Feb 2, 2012, cell phones are used to record Henry Bayer, executive director of AFSCME Council 31, right, while protesting and being confronted by the Illinois Secretary of State Police, as other members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal...
View Photo »Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill.
View Photo »Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Looking on is Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, and...
View Photo »Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, looks on, left.
View Photo »Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez hugs Governor Pat Quinn at the Funeral Services for Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis at United Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Lewis was shot to death while working as a security guard at a convenience store.
View Photo »Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) blesses a scarf for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L) and actress Jennifer Beals at a public talk on "Bridging the Faith Divide" on interfaith co-operation at the University of Illinois Chicago Pavilion in Chicago July 17, 2011.
View Photo »FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks with reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. A commission created by Quinn nearly two years ago to investigate claims of police torture by former Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge and his...
View Photo »Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, listens after introducing Gery Chico as the chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education at a news conference, Tuesday, June 7, 2011, in Chicago. Chico previously served as president of the board of trustees for the Chicago Public Schools and...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 02: (L-R) Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court Timothy C. Evans attend a civil union ceremony in Millennium Park June 2, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. More than 30 same-sex couples were joined in...
View Photo »CHICAGO - MAY 16: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (L) left delivers a speech as Illinois Governor Pat Quinn looks on during a ceremony in Grant Park May 16, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel replaces former mayor Richard M. Daley, who had a 22-year run as Chicago's top politician.
View Photo »Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks with reporters in his office at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 in Springfield, Ill. An ambitious fall veto session is under way at the Illinois Capitol and Quinn says proposed changes haven't weakened his opposition to legislation that...
View Photo »Chrysler President and CEO Sergio Marchionne (C) shakes hands with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (L) and Belvidere Mayor Frederic Brereton after a news conference at the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois February 2, 2012.
View Photo »We have an emergency, a fiscal emergency. Our state was careening toward bankruptcy and fiscal insolvency. Even in the last couple of months, the situation got seriously more dire
I think in the time I was there with Pat Quinn in charge, we were second in the league in playoff games (to Colorado)
I think the proposed help for Sears is more than adequate to keep them here
The governor (Pat Quinn) is coming at 3 p.m. on Monday
I hope we can get all the folks together - particularly in the House - that did not approve this measure, to take another look
We would like to thank Governor Pat Quinn, the four legislative leaders and State Representative Sara Feigenholtz and State Senator Heather Steans for their leadership on a basket of issues critical to Illinois residents
Over the last few months, we brought everyone to the table, including our labor partners, to deliver the reforms needed to keep bringing more shows and jobs to our state
The legislation was needed to avoid an additional 1,900 citizens from being on our unemployment rolls based on a faulty policy decision by Governor Pat Quinn ... I am in full agreement that we need smaller government, but when we make it smaller it must be smarter. It was clear from the first day that t...
Homer Glen's dark sky ordinance conserves energy, protects wildlife, and reminds all of us of the natural beauty of a starry night
People have an image of Pat Quinn as full of bombast ... I think it's going to take real work on the part of the governor to change that image.
City Council does not do well a capella
Downstate families are tired of Chicago dictating its views to the rest of us ... You only have to look at the election results from last year's governor’s race to see the problem. Cook County carried Pat Quinn, while almost every downstate county supported Bill Brady. Our voters' voices were drowned ou...
After working closely with the General Assembly this veto session, we have reached a bipartisan budget agreement that achieves the goal of keeping the seven state facilities slated for closure open throughout this fiscal year using existing state resources
We have to do some budget repair ... When something needs repair, we don’t look the other way.
The ever-gracious Maggie was devoted to her family and her faith ... Maggie had a servant's heart, especially for children. Through her founding and leadership of After School Matters, she lifted up thousands of Chicago teenagers with opportunities to discover their potential and find their path to a me...
The ever-gracious Maggie was devoted to her family and her faith ... Maggie had a servant's heart, especially for children. Through her founding and leadership of After School Matters, she lifted up thousands of Chicago teenagers with opportunities to discover their potential and find their path to a me...
You know it has to be a reasonable bill - it can't be overloaded. So we'll sit down over the next few days and hopefully come up with a good proposal to get some majority support
The gambling enthusiasts - frankly if they come back and have the same proposal as before, they'll get the same result as before. I'm not gonna sign what they're peddling. It's bad for Illinois
Some of the people exaggerating the amounts in Springfield need to be brought to their senses and brought to reality
We’re not just going to hand out money willy-nilly or hand out a casino license
