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Hunting Archery Duck Deer (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Quincy Herald Whig Gov. Quinn ushers in deer season, encourages outdoor recreationChicago Sun-TimesGovernor Pat Quinn helped launch the Illinois firearm deer hunting season and promoted the economic and quality-of-life benefits of nature-based tourism and …Deer hunting is big bucks in Pike CountyThe State Journal-RegisterQuinn urges outdoor pursuits in Pike County, touts nature-based tourism...
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The honor guard carries the flag-covered casket at the burial of Pvt. Francheska Velez at Mt. Olive Cemetery, 3800 N. Narragansett Ave. (Michael Tercha/ Chicago Tribune) About 350 people gathered at a West Side funeral home today to remember Private Francheska Velez. Hundreds of people lined the sidewalk and snapped pictures as her casket was carried away from the funeral home. During the funeral,...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
AP Photo/M. Spencer Green Though he wasn’t dressed in a flight suit, Governor Pat Quinn declared “missions accomplished” in today's debate with rival Democratic candidate Dan Hynes. The hour long debate took place at the Union League Club of Chicago, with Hynes and Quinn trading barbs over pension reform, personality traits and the state budget. Quinn reminded attendees that he took...
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 12-5 to repeal half of the hated "corruption tax," which stuck Chicagoans and suburban Cook residents (such as myself) with the nation's highest sales tax. This is the third time that the board has voted to scale back the tax, but this one will probably stick. Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a new law that lowers the threshold for the county...
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with both hands (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Bruce Dold and Tribune Editorial Board brought a manly tear to my eye when they chorused this morning's edition with 'Be Not Afraid!' Thomson Correctional Facility can do so much for our State and Governor Quinn has called for all of us to do things The Illinois Way! I am moved and compelled! I am willing to take the Gitmo Guests! Let's Fed Ex this Candle! Let's Move! Send them Gitmo Guests to Morgan...
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Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Yesterday Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, along with Sen. Dick Durbin--who once accused Quinn of being a ghost payroller --promoted the possibility of bringing 100 hardened terrorists to northwestern Illinois as a jobs creator. But if Gitmo North sets up shop in Thomson, it won't be the jobs bonanza the two Democrats say it will be. The Illinois Republican Party lays out the harsh facts in a press release:...
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TalkLeft (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is in favor of moving Guantanamo detainees to the almost empty Thomson Correctional Center, 150 miles from Chicago. (Background here .) So are local residents . It would be an economic boom to the area -- up to $1 billion over four years. Who objects? Republicans. House Republican Aaron Schock of Peoria plans to introduce a measure aimed at prohibiting the use of federal...
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Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Following the announcement by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) that the Obama administration is considering housing Guantánamo detainees in a largely vacant prison in Thomson, Illinois, Fox News' Catherine Herridge reported that that "we're seeing some signs of local opposition" among the residents, and MSNBC's Monica Novotny said there was local "outrage."...
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FREEDOM EDEN (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Bring detainees from Guantanamo Bay and house them in Thomson, Illinois, not too far south of the Wisconsin border? Unbelievable. It seems every day the Obama adminstration comes up with something new to give me a headache and make my stomach churn. From the Wall Street Journal : The U.S. is looking at a mostly unused prison in Illinois as a place to move some terrorism suspects now detained at Guantanamo...
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JURIST - Paper Chase (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
[JURIST] Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) and US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) expressed support Sunday for the Obama administration's proposal to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to a facility in Northwestern Illinois. The Obama administration is reportedly evaluating the Thomson Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison located about 150 miles west of Chicago, as a possible location to house accused...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
THOMSON, Ill. — Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees. Officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Defense are expected Monday at the Thomson Correctional Center. It's about 150 miles west of Chicago. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen....
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Osborne Ink (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Whodathunkit? There's a place that actually wants the Guantanamo Bay prisoners : CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees and other inmates. Federal officials are expected to visit the maximum security Thomson...
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Black Voices Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Filed under: News , Politics , President Obama Would you like to have a foreign terror suspect living in your backyard? Some folks in Illinois may not have a choice in the matter. A plan to use an underutilized prison outside Chicago as a home for foreign terrorists is running in to opposition from Illinois Republicans over safety concerns. The Thomson Correctional Facility , located in rural Illinois...
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D) tried to build support and rebut criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rural northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and elsewhere.
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PAXALLES (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Officials discuss plans for Gitmo inmates in Ill. from AP reports that the new jobs program for Illinois may be to house 9/11 terrorists in Illinois if Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin have their ways. Federal officials are...
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eprnetwork | 09/02/2009
September 2, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn last week approved legislation that creates a new state advisory council to help state government develop effective HIV/AIDS prevention messages targeting youth. The legislation, House Bill 3974 sponsored by State Representative Cynthia Soto (D-Chicago) and State Senator William Delgado (D-Chicago) would create the Advisory Council on Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention
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