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Illinois Utility Rates / Pat Quinn
3:51 pm
Tue October 25, 2011

Ill. Senate OKs changes to electricity measure

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Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Amanda Vinicky used in this report.

The Illinois Senate has approved changes intended to help revive electricity legislation vetoed by the governor.

The changes passed 37-20 Tuesday, despite opposition from Gov. Pat Quinn.

At issue is a plan to let power companies raise rates to pay for infrastructure improvements, including high-tech changes called "Smart Grid." Critics say the plan guarantees unfair profits and weakens state regulators.

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Illinois / Foster Care / Adoption / Civil Unions
5:21 pm
Mon September 26, 2011

Judge refuses to reconsider decision on Catholic Charities adoption, foster care issue

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Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Sean Crawford used in this report.

A judge has denied Catholic Charities' request to keep doing adoption and foster care placements for the State of Illinois.

Sangamon County Judge John Schmidt, who earlier had ruled Catholic Charities had no legal expectation to keep state contracts its had for decades, refused to reconsider that decision. 

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Morning Round-Up
8:20 am
Mon September 12, 2011

Morning Headlines: Monday, Sept. 12, 2011

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The National 9/11 Flag is unveiled at the Kennedy Space Center in February. Survivors of the Joplin tornado put the final stitches in the flag over the weekend.
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Tornado survivors finish National 9/11 flag

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Developing: Ill. closures
1:20 pm
Thu September 8, 2011

Quinn to close seven state institutions, lay off 1,900 workers

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Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn, shown here taking the oath of office, has announced plans to lay off 1,900 workers and close seven state facilities as part of an ongoing budget battle with lawmakers.
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Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Sean Crawford and WBEZ's Sam Hudzik was used in this story.

Gov. Pat Quinn says he will need to lay off 1,900 state employees and close seven state facilities to live within a budget sent to him by the General Assembly.

"Decisions made by members of the General Assembly I may or may not agree with, but once they have adopted their budget, it is now the law of our state," Quinn told reporters in Chicago today. "We have to implement this in a responsible manner."

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Sept. 11: a decade later
10:47 am
Thu September 8, 2011

Former Ill. Gov., 9/11 Commission member Thompson speaks on state of U.S. security

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Former Ill. Gov. and 9/11 Commission member Jim Thompson.
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After the terrorist strikes on Sept. 11, the U.S. government vowed to do all it could to make Americans safer.  However, a new report shows the U.S. lagging in key areas.  

The 9/11 Commission, which made recommendations in the months following the attacks, says the country remains vulnerable.  Former Illinois Governor Jim Thompson served on that panel that crafted a blueprint for national security. 

Thompson says a decade after the attacks, more needs to be done. He spoke with Illinois Public Radio's Sean Crawford.

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