For Illinois arts organizations, there’s some good news and some bad news in Gov. Pat Quinn’s new 2012 budget proposal.
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As Gov. Pat Quinn announced his plan to start construction on Chicago’s third airport in Will County “as fast as humanly possible,” one local farmer in Peotone,  where the airport is slated to be built 45 miles south of Chicago, is preparing for the worst case scenario—losing his family farm. Lee Deutsche, whose farm...
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A news report from Ed Finkel, New Communities Program Ninety-four low-income families have begun moving into the Rosa Parks Apartments, a new, affordable development spearheaded by Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp. in West Humboldt Park. Rosa Parks will consist of eight pre-cast masonry buildings erected on vacant land, clustered on six blocks within three-quarters of a mile...
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A new Illinois law that will extend the time a women has to legally abandon her newborn won’t take effect for two months, but already several mothers have tried to give up their older babies. Since Gov. Pat Quinn signed the bill live on Fox News in August, some women have tried to drop...
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By Maureen Kelleher/LISC Chicago July 2, 2009 – Like the rest of the nation, Illinois is facing an economic crisis. The recession has caused state tax revenues to plummet, leaving a budget hole estimated at $9 billion. As the state fiscal year came to a close Tuesday, Gov. Patrick Quinn and the General Assembly...
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