Illinois budget http://northernpublicradio.org en Two Cents For Poison Hotline? http://northernpublicradio.org/post/two-cents-poison-hotline <p></p><p>The <a href="http://illinoispoisoncenter.org/">Illinois Poison Center</a> has been taking calls from worried parents for sixty years. Now it’s asking the public to make an emergency call on its behalf. &nbsp;</p><p> Thu, 23 May 2013 09:03:00 +0000 Susan Stephens 30294 at http://northernpublicradio.org Two Cents For Poison Hotline? Statehouse Republicans Propose Welfare Reforms http://northernpublicradio.org/post/statehouse-republicans-propose-welfare-reforms <p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Republican lawmakers in the Illinois House say the state could save a lot of money by tightening welfare rules. They unveiled a package of reforms at Memorial Hall in Rockford Wednesday.&nbsp;</span></p><p> Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:17:58 +0000 Susan Stephens 28874 at http://northernpublicradio.org Statehouse Republicans Propose Welfare Reforms Top Leaders Question Spending Caps, Education Cuts http://northernpublicradio.org/post/top-leaders-question-spending-caps-education-cuts <p>The top leaders of the General Assembly are sending strong signals they won't go along with parts of Governor Pat Quinn's budget.&nbsp; They're insistent Illinois spend less than the Governor has proposed.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:13:37 +0000 WNIJ 26681 at http://northernpublicradio.org Top Leaders Question Spending Caps, Education Cuts Quinn Delivers Tough Budget Message For Lawmakers http://northernpublicradio.org/post/quinn-delivers-tough-budget-message-lawmakers <p class="yiv610585329MsoNormal" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1362649784311_5056"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1362649784311_5055" style="font-size:10.0pt;">There were few surprises this week in Gov. Pat Quinn's budget address in the Illinois General Assembly. He called it a "difficult" proposal ... with steep cuts in spending on education.&nbsp; </span></p><p></p><p class="yiv610585329MsoNormal" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1362649784311_5056"> Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:49:18 +0000 WNIJ 26514 at http://northernpublicradio.org Quinn Delivers Tough Budget Message For Lawmakers State Of The State 2013 http://northernpublicradio.org/post/state-state-2013 <p></p><p>Illinois Governor Pat Quinn gave his State of the State address this week. He repeatedly hammered a theme of political courage during his speech to the General Assembly.</p><p> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:35:20 +0000 Guy Stephens and Susan Stephens 25134 at http://northernpublicradio.org State Of The State 2013