Rebuilt road lauded as link to Pullman Park revitalization

CHICAGO | Gov. Pat Quinn and community leaders gathered Monday in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood to reopen a reconstructed Woodlawn/Doty Avenue, which will lead to one of the South Side's first Walmart Supercenters and an adjacent retail center.

Illiana Corridor project moving foward

The first tier of the Illiana Corridor project is completed, following extensive public outreach and detailed environmental studies.

Illinois casino

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn leaves an old steel plant site near 116th and Avenue O on Wednesday in Chicago. After a bill signing there, Quinn said he won't be bullied into accepting an Illinois casino expansion bill in its current form.

Quinn signs bill for South Side gasification plant

Chicago 10th Ward Alderman John Pope, right, greets Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday at the old LTV steel works on the South Side for the signing of Senate Bill 1533.

Quinn signs bill for South Side gasification plant

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn holds up Senate Bill 1533 after signing it into law Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side. The Chicago Clean Energy project will bring a green technology gasification plant to the area.

Quinn signs bill for South Side gasification plant

Artist renditions of new plant to be located near 116th and Avenue O in Chicago.

Wrangling over state budget may not be over

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Depending on whom you ask, the new state spending plan either spends too much, spends too little or is just right.

Quinn budget spokeswoman gets big salary boost

SPRINGFIELD | The spokeswoman for Gov. Pat Quinn's budget office has been given a salary boost of more than 47 percent.

Quinn vows to veto concealed weapons proposal

SPRINGFIELD | Gov. Pat Quinn dealt what could be a deadly blow Tuesday to efforts to legalize concealed weapons in Illinois.

Quinn's action spares killer of Hammond, Chicago women

Andrew Urdiales had his life spared for the second time Wednesday when Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty and commuted the death sentences of 15 men on death row.

Activists to rally to urge Quinn to veto coal-to-gas bill

CHICAGO | Environmental and community activists will converge on the Thompson Center this morning in an effort to urge Gov. Pat Quinn to veto a bill regarding a proposed coal-to-gas plant on the city's Southeast Side.

Higher vehicle fees mean big bucks for state

SPRINGFIELD | The higher fees Illinoisans have paid during the last year for their driver's licenses and registration stickers so far have generated more than $190 million to pay for new roads and bridges.