Gov. Pat Quinn previewed some tough budget choices Tuesday, saying he wants to cut $2 billion from the state's Medicaid budget to help solve the state's fiscal woes. The Democrat said he wants to tackle restructuring the health care program that covers 2.7 ...

Gov. Pat Quinn took a shotgun approach to his State of the State address firing a wide blast that hit topics from jobs to education to mortgages. But he was stingier when it came to details. Quinn said he and lawmakers have worked over to make Illinois a ...

After some stalling, Governor Pat Quinn signed off on a controversial bill Monday allowing Chicago's red-light cameras to enforce speed limits, a revenue-generating measure Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been advocating for since October. Emanuel touted ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. has ruled Illinois out of plans to relocate a factory and 1,400 jobs from Japan, citing both logistical problems with building the plant in its home state and ongoing concerns about the business climate ...

The state of Illinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and resell them to home buyers at low interest rates. Six suburbs will take part: Berwyn ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn is encouraging poor and working families to apply for a tax break aimed at helping them keep more of what they earn. Quinn signed the earned-income tax credit into law last month. He visited a Chicago tax ...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers at the Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) SPRINGFIELD — Touting a ...

FAIRBANKS — Goaltender Scott Greenham had an outstanding performance and defenseman Michael Quinn had a three-point night as the Nanooks registered a 4-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association victory over the 14th-ranked Northern Michigan Broncos ...

Illinois Republicans wasted no time criticizing Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State address. They said Quinn painted a distorted picture of Illinois and didn't talk enough about solutions to the state's fiscal problems. The state cannot afford new ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Already facing a bleak budget forecast, Illinois could lose about $300 million in revenue if it abolishes a natural gas tax and institutes tax credits for children and veterans as Gov. Pat Quinn proposed Wednesday to ...