Illinois
Illinois governor makes state workers the scapegoats
March 12, 2013In what he termed "the most difficult budget" in the state's history, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on March 6, called for deep cuts in a wide range of social programs.
Read moreUnion leader says politics behind attack on public workers
February 19, 2013Attacks have no basis in financial fact, President Harold Schaitberger says. They're part of a larger Wall Street scheme to get its hands on workers' pension money nationwide, he believes.
Read moreBill will let undocumented Illinoisans drive
January 11, 2013Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn declared he would sign into law a bill that would grant three-year state driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants .
Read moreGay marriage backers put the spotlight on Illinois
January 8, 2013"We are a stable family, why shouldn't we have the same respect and the same rights as any other couple, as any other family?"
Read moreClergy: “Reject grand bargain, tax the rich”
November 12, 2012Federal budget cuts will devastate social programs, "plunge communities into ruin and destruction, and cost lives."
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