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7:11 pm
Fri August 31, 2012

Arbitrator Postpones Illinois Prison Closures

Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ

Two Illinois prisons targeted for closure will stay open for at least another month. An arbitrator ruled today that Governor Pat Quinn and his administration violated the rights of union workers by rushing the process.

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Politics
8:02 pm
Thu July 26, 2012

Freeport layoffs inspire outsourcing debate

Credit Jacquilyn Stephens / WNIJ
The Lincoln-Douglas debate sculpture in Freeport, Illinois.

Workers at a Freeport company that’s slated to move jobs overseas got support from Governor Pat Quinn Thursday. Their also inspiring talk of a hosting a debate on outsourcing.

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