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Lt. Gov. Candidate Sheila Simon Talks About Education with U of I Students

September 1, 2010

WILL

During a campaign stop on the University of Illinois campus, the democratic nominee for lieutenant governor said improving access to education will be a top priority if she and Pat Quinn win the general election in November.

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Quinn visits RLC, promotes Helmets to Hardhats program

August 20, 2010

Benton Evening News

McClintock and Montgomery were working on their welding skills in the RLC lab Friday morning when Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn visited the campus, promoting the program that trains veterans for good-paying jobs.

"They fought for us — in Iraq, in Afghanistan," Quinn said. "They should not have to fight for a job once they return to the United States."

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Boeing jobs praised as boost to metro-east economy

August 19, 2010

Belleville News Democrat

Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois families will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of The Boeing Co.'s expansion into the metro-east.

"There's no better way to help these families of Illinois than with a j-o-b," Quinn said at a news conference Thursday morning at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.

Boeing, one of the world's largest aerospace companies, announced Thursday that it will start operating a manufacturing site at the airport and create 75 new jobs. Production could begin by the end of the year.

New state law bans employer credit checks in hiring

August 10, 2010

Chicago Tribune

Illinois employers will no longer be able to run credit checks on those applying for jobs under a measure Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law today.

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Quinn signs new nursing home safety bill

July 29, 2010

Chicago Tribune

Even before Gov. Pat Quinn signed landmark nursing home safety reforms into law Thursday in a room packed with senior citizens, top state officials have been working behind the scenes to implement many provisions of the new legislation aimed at ending chronic violence in the facilities.

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