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Thursday, May 10, 2012  The Illinois House voted Wednesday to eliminate a premium-free insurance perk for retired state workers, including university employees, judges and lawmakers.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Illinois' local governments, parks, prisons and police officers are going to have to fight over the leftovers of Gov. Pat Quinn's budget proposal.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for December 27, we're talking about how Illinois' reputation for political corruption and government mismanagement could have cost the state billions of dollars and an income tax increase.

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.