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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday said increased state spending in critical areas will spur much needed job creation in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday said increased state spending in critical areas will spur much needed job creation in Illinois.

President Cullerton, Speaker Madigan, Leaders Radogno and Cross, Attorney General Madigan, Secretary White, Comptroller Topinka, Treasurer Rutherford, Members of the General Assembly, distinguished guests and fellow citizens of Illinois, I’m here today to report to you on the state of our state.

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers say they want to hear more from Gov. Pat Quinn than just talk about jobs – they want a plan.

Gov. Pat Quinn will deliver his State of the state speech today, an address expected to focus on past accomplishments and lay out an agenda for job growth and economic development in Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois' difficulties reining in its pension costs are expected to pale in comparison to its efforts to control Medicaid, the state's other big expense.

SPRINGFIELD – Doctors said Thursday that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk remains in serious but stable condition after doctors removed two destroyed pieces of brain tissue Wednesday.

SPRINGFIELD – It is time for Illinois courts to become more transparent by allowing cameras into courtrooms, Illinois Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride told Illinois Statehouse News in an exclusive interview.

CHICAGO – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk underwent surgery this morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after suffering from a stroke, according to a news release issued by his office.