Pat Quinn

Wednesday on “St. Louis on the Air,” we gathered our political reporters to recap Tuesday’s election. The consensus: Republicans ruled the night.“It was a…

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin knows firsthand the difficulty in getting a minimum wage increase passed through a legislative body. The Illinois Democrat was…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to give Illinois homeowners’ a guaranteed $500 property tax refund could leave most renters out in the cold, according…

Illinois residents would continue paying a 5-percent income tax rate under the much-anticipated budget proposal Gov. Pat Quinn presented Wednesday.…

Wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner narrowly won Illinois’ Republican primary for governor, with final returns Tuesday night showing him hovering around 40…

With the Illinois economy and state finances in bad shape, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn has a rough re-election ahead of him. But he's been counted out before and his likely GOP foe has flaws of his own.

Illinois governor Pat Quinn has announced free workshops across the state for college students and their parents to get advice on acquiring financial aid.…

A hike in the minimum wage, sending more children to preschool and more grants for low-income college students are all part of the agenda Governor Pat…

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s office has announced $7 million in grants aimed at funneling non-violent offenders away from prison and into community-based…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed the seven men and women he wants to review objections raised by local or state police to applications for…