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Tuesday, March 12, 2013  He says it would bring $5.7 billion of taxpayer money back to the state, adding health coverage for more than 300,000 Missourians over the next 3 years.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Gov. Quinn has said he looks forward to signing the legislation that will allow approximately 250,000 illegal immigrants of driving age in Illinois to get driver's licenses.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Time is running out to get a vote in before the end of the current General Assembly.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A proposal that could make Illinois the next state to allow illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses has passed out of a House committee.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Some are calling it a purge of tea party influence within the GOP

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  An Illinois House committee has approved early release for prison inmates.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Illinois lawmakers have taken the first steps toward restoring salaries for the state's regional superintendents, cut by Governor Pat Quinn earlier this year.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  An Illinois House committee is narrowly recommending abolishing the death penalty.

Thursday, April 23, 2009  Obama embraces crackdown on credit-card lending, hosts industry executives at White House

Wednesday, March 04, 2009  A House committee has unanimously approved a measure toughening penalties for businesses that violate child labor laws or don't pay wages promised to workers.

Thursday, February 19, 2009  House committee recommends concealed weapon law.

Thursday, January 08, 2009  An Illinois House committee has unanimously recommended that Gov. Rod Blagojevich  be impeached for abuse of power.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008  U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald wrote the Illinois House committee a letter, asking members not to delve into the criminal charges against Blagojevich.You'll recall Representative Jil Tracy is serving on that committee, which adjourned on Monday.

Thursday, December 18, 2008  For a third straight day, an Illinois House committee met to look into the possible impeachment of Governor Rod Blagojevich.The governor's attorney was on hand for the hearings at the Capitol in Springfield.