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Archive of Illinois on Wednesday July 01, 2009
IL: Quinn -- Adults don't 'put off decisions'
Like a parent scolding misbehaving children, Gov. Pat Quinn admonished lawmakers Tuesday for putting off the state's problems and warned them a long, hot summer awaits in the capital city if they don't vote to raise taxes. Read More
IL: Quinn wants tax hike -- even if it takes months
State government limped into a new budget year Wednesday without a solid spending plan and rookie Gov. Pat Quinn threatened to drag the fight out all summer until he gets an income tax increase. Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
IL: Judge orders state to meet child welfare rules
A federal judge says planned cuts in child-welfare services envisioned under the so-called doomsday budget passed by both houses of the Illinois legislature violate basic, court-ordered standards. Read More
IL: Q & A -- Will state government shut down?
State lawmakers and Gov. Pat Quinn were heading into Wednesday's start of the new budget year without an agreement. Read More
IL: As new fiscal year begins, Illinois remains without budget
The clock ran out on Illinois' fiscal year Tuesday without a new state budget in place, raising the specter of mass state service cuts in the coming weeks or days. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More
IL: Illinois budget still in limbo
With time running out on the state's fiscal year, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn threatened Tuesday to veto any budget sent to him by lawmakers that is unbalanced. Read More
IL: Illinois exports topped $53 billion in 2008
State officials say an international organization reports that Illinois exported $53.4 billion in goods and services in 2008 — an increase of $4.6 billion over its exports in calendar year 2007. Read More
IL: Budget ball bounces into Quinn's court
Now it's up to Gov. Pat Quinn. Illinois lawmakers left Springfield Tuesday without voting to raise taxes and after giving Quinn a budget that he's strongly indicated he finds unacceptable and will veto. Read More
IL: Chicago population rises for 2nd year in a row
For the second year in a row, Chicago's overall population increased, challenging the trend of declining population as the economy causes many urban residents to put off moves to suburbia. Read More
IL: Deer in Illinois -- Researchers track culinary clues left by deer in forest preserves
As white-tailed deer munch their way through forest preserves, researchers are right behind them, noting their culinary likes and dislikes and trying to predict where in the Chicago region clashes with humans will happen. Read More
IA: John Deere buyout offer draws 800 workers
Hundreds of salaried workers with the world's largest farm machinery maker are taking advantage of the company's voluntary separation program. The program was unveiled in April when Deere combined its agricultural division with the commercial and consumer equipment division. Read More
WI: Milwaukee edges up in population
When it comes to demographics, a small number can be a very big deal. Read More |
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