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Great Communicators Get the Health-Care Jobs, Promotions, Experts Say

2 Specialists Share Tips for Getting Your Message Across

There’s a bright spot in the U.S. employment picture: the health-care industry.

Health-care...

Benefit Dinner and Raffle for Family Who Lost their Home in Fire

Sunday, March 4th from 12:30pm until 5:00pm at St. Ann's Church in Long Grove.

Linda Mohr and her family lost their uninsured home and many of their be...

 

QCA Today: February 6, 2012

This feature collects articles published online by the following Quad Cities-area media outlets: Quad-City Times , Rock Island Argus / Moline Dispatch , River Cities' Reader , and WQAD. It also includes items from the Des Moines Register 's "Iowa Politics Insider" and the State Journal-Register 's "The Dome."

If...

How Public-Safety Pensions Are Increasing Your Taxes

How Public-Safety Pensions Are Increasing Your Taxes

State public-employee pension systems are grossly underfunded in general and are financial time bombs for most states. According to the 2010 paper “Are State Public Pensions Sustainable?”, 31 state pension systems will run out of money by 2030 at current benefit and funding levels. (Illinois top...

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Governor Quinn Highlights Growing Enrollment at Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences

Legislation Boosts Enrollment;
Increases Agricultural Exposure to Urban Communities

CHICAGO – February 6, 2012. As part of his commitment to strengthening education in Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn today visited Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (CHSAS) to discuss recently adopted legisla...

Governor Quinn Takes Bill Action - Monday, February 6, 2012

CHICAGO – February 6, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today took action on the following bills:

 

Bill No.: SB 965

An Act Concerning: Transportation

Authorizes the city of Chicago to use automatic speed enforcement cameras within one-eighth of a mile around schools from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. during schooldays. ...

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