All cemetery owners, managers and employees, including those hired to trim trees or maintain cemetery grounds, would have to register with the state and carry identification cards to prove their clearance to work on site, according to newly proposed legislation. In an attempt to clarify the hodge-podge [...]
By Bethany Jaeger
In an unusual move, the Illinois legislative leaders asked the governor to veto a bill that Democratic members sent to his desk in May. Gov. Pat Quinn obliged, saying he would work with members of both political parties, as well as government reform advocates, to start from [...]
By Bethany Jaeger
Gov. Pat Quinn started using his unprecedented discretion to spread around about $3.4 billion largely to prevent drastic cuts to human services, followed by health care, education and public safety programs. At the same time, he continued to outline general areas of state operations that will get [...]
By Bethany JaegerThe first day of fiscal year 2010 is marked by Gov. Pat Quinn vetoing the portion of a state budget approved by the legislature, meaning the state doesn’t have a spending plan in place. And after yesterday’s strange string of events, lawmakers and [...]
By Bethany Jaeger, with Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell contributing
By Jamey Dunn, with Bethany Jaeger contributing
By Hilary RussellPhoto by Hilary Russell
By Jamey Dunn and Hilary Russell
Story by Jamey DunnBy Hilary Russell
A bill prohibiting texting while driving passed in the Senate after a series of amendments were added to clarify when someone could get a moving violation for using a cell phone.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Martin Sandoval, a Chicago Democrat, was pulled last week before a [...]
