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Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Ind., talks about the

It's complicated between Gary and Chicago

Commercial flights began again earlier this week with Allegiant Air taking off from Gary’s lakefront airport to the sunny skies of Orlando, Florida, but Gary's mayor wants more for her fledgling airport. more

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Quinn: Bring state spending to 2008 levels

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February, 20, 2012

State worker pensions and Medicaid funding could be on the chopping block when Illinois' governor outlines his budget proposal this week.Gov. Pat Quinn says the budget plan he'll unveil Wednesday will bring state spending back down to where it was in 2008. But he said the seed of the state's... more

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Quinn earns C, C+ on job creation

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February, 20, 2012

The president of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce says he'd give Pat Quinn a C or C+ grade on the governor's job-creation policies during his tenure in office.Doug Whitley spoke to The Associated Press on Monday as he launched a two-day speaking tour to weigh in on what he believes ... more

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It’s complicated between Gary and Chicago

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February, 17, 2012

It’s been a big week for the Gary Chicago International Airport. Commercial flights began again earlier this week with Allegiant Air taking off from Gary’s lakefront airport to the sunny skies of Orlando, Florida. It marked the first time in nearly four years a commercial flight took off from the... more

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TransUnion to be acquired in $3 billion deal

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February, 17, 2012

TransUnion Corp. said Friday that a group led by buyout firm Advent International and a Goldman Sachs investment banking fund has agreed to buy the credit reporting and data company in a deal worth over $3 billion.Chicago-based TransUnion's current stakeholders include private equity firm Madison... more

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Illinois Medicaid abuses part of system in crisis

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February, 17, 2012

When Governor Pat Quinn announces Medicaid cuts from a Springfield podium next week, Dr. Jason Grinter will be inside a Chicago operating room, treating Medicaid patients. Grinter is a dentist whose appointment book includes hundreds of Medicaid clients, many of whom have no other access to... more

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Two Chicago groups win MacArthur grants

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February, 16, 2012

Two Chicago-based non-profits, Community Investment Corporation and Business and Professional People for the Public Interest, have won prestigious MacArthur Foundation grants. The MacArthur Foundation is known for giving genius grants to creative people, but the group also makes annual awards... more