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D-428 discusses uses for excess referendum money

CORTLAND – The DeKalb School District 428 board Tuesday discussed the best way to use hundreds of thousands of dollars in remaining referendum money for schools throughout the district.

Prison closings to be facet of Quinn’s plan

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn prepared Tuesday to deliver an Illinois budget proposal stuffed with grim news including closing two prisons and 12 other state facilities, slashing Medicaid by $2.7 billion and cutting spending at most state agencies.
Illinois' 2013 budget books are seen during a briefing to reporters Tuesday on the details of Gov. Pat Quinn's budget address today.

Local

D-428 discusses uses for excess referendum money

CORTLAND – The DeKalb School District 428 board Tuesday discussed the best way to use hundreds of thousands of dollars in remaining referendum money for schools throughout the ... Read More »

FAA action to delay new DeKalb airport projects

DeKALB – The Airport Advisory Board on Tuesday got an update about a recent Federal Aviation Administration bill that will put new projects on hold through 2013. The Airport ... Read More »

State

Quinn confirms plan to close facilities

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn warned Wednesday that the state's Medicaid system is near collapse and government retirement funds are broken, but he offered no plan for ... Read More »

Nation

Lawmakers want to alter transportation bill

CHICAGO – Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation are promoting changes to a U.S. House transportation bill they say would deprive the state of millions in highway funds ... Read More »

Illinois lawmakers against transportation bill

CHICAGO – Members of Illinois' congressional delegation are promoting changes to a U.S. House transportation bill they say would deprive the state of millions in highway funds ... Read More »

Commentary

Harrop: Many don’t ‘like’ Big Brother’s new face

My, how you’ve changed, Big Brother. What happened to the sourpuss in “1984,” George Orwell’s grim novel about a thought-controlled future? Gone are the piercing eyes and the ... Read More »

Our View: Quinn snubs elephant in Springfield

Gov. Pat Quinn apparently has big plans for Illinois this year. During Wednesday’s State of the State address, he outlined a series of initiatives he said Illinois should emb ... Read More »

Reader Poll

What proposals Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to make in his budget unveiling concern you the most?

Closing state prisons and transitional centers
Closing Department of Human Services facilities
Slicing more than $2 billion from Medicaid
Cutting 9 percent from most state agencies
Other