http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:49:23 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:43:06 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d22-State-economy-hits-record-lows-at-start-of-holiday-season?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner With the Illinois’ unemployment rate reaching a high of 11 percent, the lowest since 1983, the arrival of Thanksgiving could not come soon enough for many Illinoisans.  That announcement, unfortunately, brings legitimacy to anecdotal ... Economic Development Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:43:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d22-State-economy-hits-record-lows-at-start-of-holiday-season?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Thomson-IL-at-center-of-Gitmo-controversy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Just last week, Thomson, IL was a relatively anonymous community of 559 residents in Carroll County near the Iowa border.  It boasts on its web-site, www.thomsonil.com, that it has “some of the finest watermelons and produce in the country... 9/11/2001 Economic Development Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:06:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Thomson-IL-at-center-of-Gitmo-controversy?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Illinois-economic-woes-continue?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The state of the state economy keeps getting worse. A recent study by the Pew Center on the States, a public policy think tank, concluded that the Illinois state budget "has gone from shaky to unsustainable." The Pew Center study s... Economic Development State budget Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:02:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d15-Illinois-economic-woes-continue?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d3-2010-election-statewide-candidates-have-filed?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The deadline for filing petitions to enter the February 2, 2010 primary election has finally arrived.  This has generated more activity than normal because of unique circumstances that have occurred in Illinois. The last person elected to t... Election 2010 Listing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:15:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m11d3-2010-election-statewide-candidates-have-filed?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Chicago-Public-School-homicide-crisis-Part-IV--The-Governor-responds?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner To date, the State of Illinois has been somewhat silent about the now internationally known record violence and homicides associated with Chicago Public School (CPS) students. Although the Illinois State Police has been working with the Chicago Polic... Chicago Public Schools Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:43:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Chicago-Public-School-homicide-crisis-Part-IV--The-Governor-responds?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Economic-Development-at-what-cost?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Illinois, more than most states is caught in a “Catch-22” dilemma.  During a period of poor economic performance and limited budget resources, should you spend money on economic development and business attraction at the expense of s... Chicago Public Schools Economic Development Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:13:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Economic-Development-at-what-cost?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Economic-Development-at-what-cost?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Illinois, more than most states is caught in a “Catch-22” dilemma.  During a period of poor economic performance and limited budget resources, should you spend money on economic development and business attraction at the expense of s... Chicago Public Schools Economic Development Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:10:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Economic-Development-at-what-cost?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d8-CPS-Homicide-crisis-Part-III--State-Silence-as-White-House-Gets-Involved?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The airing of the murder of Fenger High School student Derrion Albert on newscasts and the internet has placed a national, if not international focus on the  Chicago Public School (CPS) homicide crisis.  Coming at nearly the same time as Ch... Chicago Public Schools Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:47:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m10d8-CPS-Homicide-crisis-Part-III--State-Silence-as-White-House-Gets-Involved?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Illinois-response-to-911-admirable?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Unfortunately, September 11th will always be a day of remorse for Americans.  Because of the events that took place on that day in 2001, states have had to prepare for a day they hope never happens.  Illinois has done an admirable job in ad... Chicago Public Schools 9/11/2001 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:31:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Illinois-response-to-911-admirable?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Blagojevich-on-The-View--again?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner    We all probably have one.  Somewhere on our bodies is a little reminder, such as a scar, of doing something we shouldn’t have.  Even though our mothers told us time and time again to not play with matches, run with s... Chicago Public Schools Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:51:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Blagojevich-on-The-View--again?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m9d8-State-involvement-in-Chicago-youth-murder-crisis--Part-II?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Today marks the first day of school for children throughout the country, including Chicago.  To start the school year, President Obama is delivering an address to K-12 students throughout the country on fulfilling their responsibilities as stude... Chicago Public Schools Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:17:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m9d8-State-involvement-in-Chicago-youth-murder-crisis--Part-II?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d27-State-involvement-in-Chicago-youth-murder-crisis--Part-I?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner There are a number of important issues in the city of Chicago that deem and receive State of Illinois input, reaction and opinion, including:* Chicago’s bid to get the 2016 Olympics;* Improvements to the CTA/RTA;* Education funding and test sco... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:24:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d27-State-involvement-in-Chicago-youth-murder-crisis--Part-I?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Illinois-US-Senate-race-becoming-interesting?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The Illinois U.S. Senate race that will determine who will hold the seat last won by President Barack Obama is getting interesting. The current holder, Sen. Roland Burris, is not running.  Burris had trouble raising money and could not shak... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:31:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Illinois-US-Senate-race-becoming-interesting?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d15-U-of-I-Scandal-is-missing-something?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The University of Illinois clout scandal is another example of the dysfunctional world of Illinois politics.  But, in the media coverage, pundit analysis and general harrumphing about the situation, something is missing.To recap, the University ... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:53:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d15-U-of-I-Scandal-is-missing-something?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Who-runs-Illinois-government--101?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The Illinois Constitution mandates that the State of Illinois be managed by a set of Constitutional Officers and a General Assembly.  This column will list the office holders (and other Illinois government VIP's) with a little ins... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:36:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Who-runs-Illinois-government--101?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Illinois-gubernatorial-campaign-has-begun?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner The campaign for Illinois governor has begun (aka the gloves are off).  In recent days, the two presumed front-runners for the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary are sniping at each other. Per a recent Examiner.com column on this topic (... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:13:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Illinois-gubernatorial-campaign-has-begun?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Illinois-Comptroller-vs-Treasurer-101?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Illinois has two constitutional officers charged with managing the state’s financial affairs – the Comptroller and the Treasurer.  To voters, it could be confusing as to why there are two separate offices.  It has even perplexed... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:53:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Illinois-Comptroller-vs-Treasurer-101?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Video-gambling-to-become-reality-in-Illinois?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner On July 13, 2009, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed House Bill #0255, which created Public Act #96-0034 (aka the Video Gaming Act).  The act, which establishes a lot of other things, will probably be known mostly as the Video Gambling Act.&nbsp... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:01:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Video-gambling-to-become-reality-in-Illinois?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Dan-Hynes-for-Governor?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Rumors abound that three-time and incumbent Illinois Comptroller Daniel W. Hines is expected to throw his hat into the 2010 Governor’s race. Like a number of Illinois politicians, Hines’ move could have been prompted by Attorney Gene... Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:06:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Dan-Hynes-for-Governor?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Illinois-lieutenant-governor-101?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner Per Article V. Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, “the Executive Branch shall include a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasurer.” Of that group, which one is typicall... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:38:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14887-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Illinois-lieutenant-governor-101?cid=exrss-Chicago-Statehouse-Examiner