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Unions
4:52 am
Fri March 1, 2013

Tentative Deal Reached For AFSCME

Credit AFSCME.org

After 15 months of negotiating, Illinois' largest government-employee union has reached a tentative contract deal with the administration of Governor Pat Quinn.

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Government
4:51 am
Thu October 18, 2012

Advocates Fight to Keep Developmental Center Open

Credit city-data

A state board that authorizes the closure of medical facilities has been urged to reject Governor Pat Quinn's plan to close Jacksonville Developmental Center. Quinn says smaller, community-based homes are better for the institution's developmentally disabled residents. But some parents say those group homes are not up to the job -- and there aren't enough of them in the area to accommodate all the patients at Jacksonville.

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