Jim Edgar

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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

A lasting legacy  in black and white

in cheek Longtime Sun editor Tim West was known for his big heart, keen eye and biting wit. On New Year’s Day 1997 he published this Naperville-focused editorial:Since it can’t be all that difficult to predict the future — after all the McLaughlin Group ... [Published Naperville Sun - May 17 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Livingston sworn in as La Grange president

Former trustee says he seeks no higher office Tom Livingston may be new to the village presidency, but he's no stranger to La Grange.In addition to serving as a trustee for eight years between 2003 and 2011, Livingston, 45, grew up in the village, attending ... [Published Chicago Tribune - May 14 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Local, area colleges sending off graduates

Two retiring college presidents will make a final address to students at their respective campuses this month as the commencement season gets into full swing.Axel Steuer, who has been president of Illinois College in Jacksonville since 2003, will address ... [Published State Journal-Register - May 11 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Morel mushroom hunters having success

On Monday, cars and pickup trucks were spaced evenly on the landscape, like hawks perched on utility poles every mile along the interstate. ?When you see full parking lots, you know they are finding them,? said Michael Wickens, site superintendent at ... [Published State Journal-Register - May 10 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Pulse: A change that no longer makes scents

Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, always proud of his town, noted last week during his remarks at a Pace bus event held at a Park-n-Ride near village hall what a “beautiful parking lot” it was.“It’s kind of hard to say a parking lot is attractive, but this ... [Published The Herald News - May 06 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Pension reform deal passes committee, heads for full vote

at 7:58 PM CDTSPRINGFIELD, Ill -- The Pension Reform package handed out Tuesday by Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan was approved by a House committee Wednesday.That proposal from Madigan reduces COLA adjustments to pensions, hikes the retirement age of state ... [Published Central illinois News Center - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Editorial: Lieutenant governor a job nobody would miss

Illinois needs $1.8 million ? not a lieutenant governor In 1986, Woods Bowman, then a state representative from Evanston, heaped faint praise on the public servants who'd shouldered the job of Illinois lieutenant governor. "They've done what we ask them ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Mess with Texas? Let’s copy them

Hey, did you see the story about Texas Gov. Rick Perry visiting Illinois and trying to lure businesses to the Lone Star State?Geez, some nerve that guy Perry has. Talk about chutzpah! The Texas Republican is lucky some tough guys in Chicago didn’t teach ... [Published Southern Illinoisan - Apr 25 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Governor wades into spotlight during flooding

Disaster allows Quinn to be seen outside the office, pitching in As floodwaters swelled last week, Gov. Pat Quinn hopped onto a state plane and headed for some of Illinois' hardest-hit areas.Five days later, the Democratic governor hasn't stopped, continuing ... [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Jim Edgar: Funding education must be a top priority

As Illinois struggles with the hard decisions necessary to stay afloat financially, we must remember that a budget reflects our priorities and shapes our future.Understanding this, surely our single most important investment must be the education of Illinois ... [Published State Journal-Register - Apr 19 2013]
First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Former Gov. Edgar to speak at annual Law Day Luncheon

Z By Pantagraph staff pantagraph.com23 minutes ago • By Pantagraph staffNORMAL — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar will address the McLean County Bar Association at its annual Law Day Luncheon on May 1 at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in uptown ... [Published Pantagraph.com - Apr 17 2013]
First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

Quinn against eliminating lieutenant governor post

If you ask Gov. Pat Quinn, who held the post for just over six years, Illinois needs a lieutenant governor.The Democrat talked down the notion of eliminating the job ? a constitutional amendment to do so passed by the state House on a bipartisan vote ... [Published PJStar.com - Apr 16 2013]

Quotes

"What we hoped in '94 when we put us on a track, we'd stay onon it. But we got off it." former governor Jim Edgar said. "we have to make sure, whatever we do, it's permanent. it's not something that three years down the road, they've got something else they want to spend money on and they get off it."
"One of the first things they told us was if you have a natural disaster, drop everything and deal with the issue," Edgar said. "if you don't, it doesn't matter the other things you work on. it's not going to offset the damage you can dodo in the eyes of the public."

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A lasting legacy  in black and white [Published Naperville Sun - May 17 2013]
How Weak is the Republican Party in the Most De... [Published Governing - May 16 2013]
La Grange seats new Village President Livingsto... [Published La Grange Suburban Life - May 15 2013]
Livingston sworn in as La Grange president [Published Chicago Tribune - May 14 2013]
Local, area colleges sending off graduates [Published State Journal-Register - May 11 2013]
Morel mushroom hunters having success [Published State Journal-Register - May 10 2013]
GOP fund-raiser: Right ‘destroying’ party’s 201... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - May 10 2013]
IL GOP chairman who backed equal marriage resigns [Published Windy City Times - May 07 2013]
Pulse: A change that no longer makes scents [Published The Herald News - May 06 2013]
Pension reform deal passes committee, heads for... [Published Central illinois News Center - May 02 2013]
Editorial: Lieutenant governor a job nobody wou... [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 29 2013]
Mess with Texas? Let’s copy them [Published Southern Illinoisan - Apr 25 2013]
Governor wades into spotlight during flooding [Published Chicago Tribune - Apr 23 2013]
Jim Edgar: Funding education must be a top prio... [Published State Journal-Register - Apr 19 2013]
Geriets announces plans to run for Logan County... [Published Lincoln Courier - Apr 18 2013]
Heard that countries should 'compete' on tax? W... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 18 2013]
Former Gov. Edgar to speak at annual Law Day Lu... [Published Pantagraph.com - Apr 17 2013]
Quinn against eliminating lieutenant governor post [Published PJStar.com - Apr 16 2013]
Quinn against eliminating post [Published PJStar.com - Apr 16 2013]
Opinion: Abolishing Lt. Governor May Mean Gover... [Published NBC Chicago - Apr 15 2013]
Bernard Schoenburg: Boyster lands job as DCFS l... [Published State Journal-Register - Apr 14 2013]
Memorial held for pioneering politician Dawn Cl... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 14 2013]
Lieutenant governor post could be history [Published Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 13 2013]
Boogeymen and Fake Reforms [Published EquityJungle - v0.1 - Dec 23 2012]
Boogeymen and Fake Reforms [Published Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis - Dec 22 2012]
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Earlier today I received an email from Jonathan Ingram at the Illinois Policy Institute that I wish to share. The email is regarding the sorry state of Illinois Pensions. Dear Mish Illinois has a long history of fake reforms – legislative proposals ...
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Earlier today I received an email from Jonathan Ingram at the Illinois Policy Institute that I wish to share. The email is regarding the sorry state of Illinois Pensions.Dear MishIllinois has a long history of fake reforms – legislative proposals that ...
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