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Plurality of Illinois voters see gun law debate as political, not about public safety - TheDC

| Alexis Levinson
Rahm Emanuel

NRA more popular than Rahm, Gov. Quinn in Illinois

Illinois governor to propose minimum wage increase

| Nicole Lafond
Pat Quinn

Gov. Pat Quinn would like to see minimum wage workers earning $10 an hour

Pension reforms are coming, one state at a time - TheDC

| Angelica Malik
Pat Quinn

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn pushes for lawmakers to pass pension reforms

Sears lists 79 stores to be closed - Reuters

| Kells Hetherington
North Little Rock, Ark., Sears store

List does not include any stores in Illinois, where Governor Pat Quinn gave corporate tax breaks

The real-world impact of tax hikes on American jobs

| Rep. Pete Sessions & Rep. John Shimkus

Recent tax hikes have had a devastating effect on Illinois’s economy.

High taxes have consequences

| Rep. Peter Roskam

Illinois’s recent corporate tax hike is driving jobs out of the state.

Illinois abolishes death penalty, clears death row - AP

| admin

Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Wednesday abandoning capital punishment, two months after Illinois lawmakers voted to do the same

Fleeing Democrats choose Illinois, and failure

| Phil Kerpen

It’s ironic that Midwestern Democrats are fleeing to Illinois, of all places.

Illinois Gov. signs historic civil unions law - WaPo

| interns

Gov. Pat Quinn signed the law which extends rights to gay couples in the state of Illinois

For states, two paths forward in deficit drawdown - TheDC

| Jon Ward

State government choices lay out two potential paths forward for federal deficit reduction

Illinois may abolish death penalty - AP

| Steven Nelson (admin)

State lawmakers sent the proposal to Governor Pat Quinn’s desk on Tuesday, he is undecided on whether to sign it

Ill. lawmakers pass 66 percent income tax increase - AP

| admin

The increase now goes to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn

Illinois' Democratic leaders looking to push 75% income tax increase - AP

| admin

With massive debt, Democrats in the state are hoping taxes can close the gap

From "whore" to "criminal": we must demand better from our media and politicians

| Tamara Holder

It’s time to tone down the rhetoric and the name-calling.

Ill. gov. candidates spar over honesty, competence - AP

| admin

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn said Republican Bill Brady has no accomplishments as a state legislator and makes ‘nonsensical’ policy proposals

ACLU calls Illinois recall proposal -- what else? -- unconstitutional

| Robert Knight

The liberal legal organization is threatening to sue Illinois.

TheDC Election Outlook: Republicans poised for solid gains in governors races - TheDC

| Jonathan Strong

An overview of the close gubernatorial races and candidates across the country

Obama and other Chicago politicians avoiding Rahm Emanuel - NBC News

| interns

Obama tries to sneak past Emanuel during a visit to Chicago to support candidates in senatorial and gubernatorial races

Sales tax holidays are a good idea

| Krystle Weeks

Sales tax holidays help stimulate states’ economies.

Too Close For Comfort - TheDC

| Chris Moody

Exactly how far can you build a mosque from Ground Zero?