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February 2, 2012

Chrysler to add 1,800 jobs at Belvidere factory

P-J Starr

BELVIDERE - Chrysler said Thursday that it is hiring 1,800 new employees as it increases production at its plant in Belvidere, a once-dominant manufacturing area that now has the state's highest unemployment rate and has been battered by the economic downturn.

January 31, 2012

Doubling of Earned Income Tax Credit relief is good policy

Chicago Sun Times

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), was enacted by Congress enacted in 1975. In 2000, Illinois enacted a state version. Last Tuesday, Governor Quinn signed a bill to put more money in the pockets of working families by doubling Illinois’ EITC from 5 percent of the federal credit to 10 percent, saving low-income workers an extra $105 million a year. As the largest improvement of Illinois’ EITC since its inception, this tax relief will save more than 900,000 families an extra $100 to $200 a year.

July 6, 2011

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Presented 2011 BIO Governor of the Year Award

Biotechnology Industry Organization

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wednesday, June 29, 2011) - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today presented Illinois Governor Pat Quinn with its 2011 Governor of the Year Award in recognition of his leadership and support of the biosciences industry.

June 29, 2011

Quinn: Blagojevich conviction 'serious day for our state'

Chicago Tribune

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who assumed office after Blagojevich's impeachment, said today’s guilty verdict marks "a serious day for our state."

Quinn said Blagojevich's corruption conviction, along with that of previous Gov. George Ryan, "underlines, I think for every person in Illinois, the importance of reforming our government on a daily basis from top to bottom."

"I got sworn in on Jan. 29, 2009, and that's exactly what I've tried to do every day I've been in office. This is my mission, to reform our government, so we do not have governors going to jail."

April 15, 2011