06.23.2009 9:00 pm

In Illinois, it’s reform and/or bust.

For too many Illinois legislators, the state’s corruption crisis is not Job One. The state’s budget crisis is not Job One. Job One is making sure they hang onto their own jobs.

So they ended the regular legislative session in May by…

Tags: budget deficit, corruption, ethics reform, Illinois Legislature, Illinois news, pat quinn, special session

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05.03.2009 9:00 pm

Mr. Quinn goes to Springfield

By Editorial Board

Robert Cohen/Post-Dispatch

Pat Quinn walked into our offices 10 days ago with a stack of business cards reading “Pat Quinn, Lieutenant Governor, State of Illinois.” Before he handed each card over, he used a pen to scratch out “Lieutenant.”

He then launched into…

Tags: budget deficit, ethics, governor, Illinois Legislature, Illinois news, pat quinn, public corruption, Rod Blagojevich, St. Louis news

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In Illinois, it’s reform and/or bust.

Mr. Quinn goes to Springfield

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