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Gov. Pat Quinn talked to Oak Park eighth graders Tuesday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Quinn talks Medicaid, pensions with eighth-graders
OAK PARK - A group of Oak Park eighth graders had a chance to grill the governor Tuesday about the state’s fiscal situation.
Of concern to some students in a social studies class at Julian Middle School is the future of education and what failure to make cuts to Medicaid would mean for students.
Gill: New GOP pick Davis is ‘DC insider’
BLOOMINGTON – Democrat David Gill took aim Tuesday at his newly chosen Republican rival’s job as a congressional aide, calling him a beatable “D.C. insider.”
Gill, who narrowly won his own March 20 primary, lost to U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson three times previously in the 15th Congressional District.
A sign advertises the new Unit 5 bullying hotline. (Photo by Ryan Denham/WJBC) Ill. Senate rejects anti-bullying legislation
SPRINGFIELD - A push to make Illinois schools adopt more thorough policies to prevent bullying fell short in the state Senate.
The legislation would have required schools to spell out how they would investigate allegations and what would happen to students caught bullying others.
Lawmakers will try again to pass a measure that would allow the public to take video with sound of police officers on the job. (Photo by Mike Strasser, West Point Public Affairs) 
Hundreds of protesters, many affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement, demonstrate on the second day of the NATO summit on May 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Chicago police say 90 arrested in NATO protests
CHICAGO - The Chicago Police Department says 90 people were arrested before and during the NATO Summit.
Police spokeswoman Carolyn Deming also said eight police officers were injured while monitoring demonstrations and keeping protesters away from McCormick Place, site of the conference.
Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said yesterday the news is what did not happened during the summit. He called the demonstrations a ``non-event,'' adding that is supposed to happen in America.
Gov. Pat Quinn has proposed cutting $2.7 billion in Medicaid funding. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Senate GOP backs institute’s Medicaid plan
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Republicans are backing the right-leaning Illinois Policy Institute in what they are calling a plan to close the $2.7 billion Medicaid budget gap.
They say the plan, “Medicaid 59,” is meant as a cure, not just a treatment of symptoms. The 59-point plan includes more use of generic drugs and a focus on home health care.
The Illinois House has voted to end the legislature's tuition waiver program. (WJBC file photo) Illinois House ends legislative scholarships
SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn says the decision by the Illinois House to end the Legislature's tuition waiver program makes it a good day for Illinois taxpayers.
Earlier this month, the Illinois Senate agreed to stop letting lawmakers hand out free college education to certain constituents. It ends a century-old practice plagued by allegations of corruption and political favoritism.
Quinn said yesterday is a good day for deserving students in financial need. He added there is ``no place for a political scholarship program in Illinois.''
Gov. Pat Quinn wants lawmakers to focus on Medicaid and pension reforms. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for GEANCO Foundation) 
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