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2009 Press Archive
2009
December
Get informed on public pension crisis, Daily Herald, 12/25/2009
Thoughtful tax hike only solution to budget woes, State Journal Register, 12/23/2009
Man behinds $8 million bond deal under fire, CBS2, 12/8/2009
Teachers' support for Hynes makes sense, even to Quinn, Medill Reports, 12/8/2009
Hedge funds win on Chicago sewer debt at public cost, Bloomberg.com, 12/8/2009
State Sen. James Meeks says higher state income tax will fix schools, Chicago Tribune, 12/4/2009
Chicago Bears have too good of a lease deal at Soldier Field, Critics Say, CBS2, 12/4/2009
The local benefits of a state income tax hike, Progress Illinois, 12/2/2009
Meeks returns to familiar ground in school funding fight, Winnetka Talk, 12/1/2009
November
When the Paycheck Stops: A Forum on the Economic Crisis to be held in the Quad Cities, Blog for Iowa, 11/30/2009
Typical campaign nonsense won't wash this time, State Journal Register, 11/24/2009
Our starving human services, Progress Illinois, 11/24/2009
Ralph Martire will speak in the Q.C. on the IL state budget crisis on Dec. 2, Quad Cities Online, 11/20/2009
Northshore education advocacy group aims to educate its own, Medill Reports, 11/17/2009
Illinois: Bad for Business?, WSIL TV, 11/9/2009
October
I want to be an Illinois public policy panjandrum, Chicago Daily Observer, 10/26/2009
A push to strengthen charity care in Cook County, Progress Illinois, 10/23/2009
Mayor's budget plan spares taxpayers, but at what cost, Medill Reports, 10/22/2009
A questions for Mayor Daley: Why so quiet about TIF?, Progress Illinois, 10/21/2009
Riverside AAUW hosting education presentation, Suburban Life Publications, 10/21/2009
That Jim Ryan has a track record, Chicago Daily Observer, 10/14/2009
Fact checking Hynes-Quinn ad wars, NBC2, 10/14/2009
Fact Checking the Democrats Running for Governor, CBS2, 10/12/2009
Bids come in for tax system study, nevadaappeal.com, 10/8/2009
Seniors Fight Over Tax-Free Living In High-Rise, CBS2, 10/7/2009
He says Illinois taxes Just aren't high enough, Southtown Star,
10/2/2009
September
Chicago Olympics bid bruised by failure to watch parking meters, Bloomberg.com, 9/30/2009
State reform lectures planned, Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, 9/27/2009
Our view: State in no position to say "no" to new revenue talks, Peoria Journal Star, 9/26/2009
Martire
on tax reform: There's no time to wait, Progress Illinois,
9/24/2009
Arguments on Provena's tax case in high court begin, Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, 9/24/2009
Sun-Times takes flawed pension story to WTTW, Progress Illinois, 9/22/2009
Your ideas needed on fixing economy, by Ralph Martire, special to RRSTAR.COM, posted 9/19/2009
Business owners wary of proposed service tax, Illinois Times, 9/17/2009
House Ethics Committee Defers Rep. Jackson Probe, CBS2, 9/16/2009
Views on local job needs wanted, Rockford Register Star, 9/14/2009
Why the American dream is more elusive, The State Journal Register, 9/9/2009
Report suggests more sales tax options, The Daily Herald, 9/5/2009
August
Putting a Price on Education, Progress Illinois, 8/17/2009
July
Busting myth of 'balanced' budget, The State Journal Register, 7/25/09
April
Hospitals get more than give: study, Crain's Chicago Business, 4/10/2009
Hospital charity: Illinois Supreme Court case questions how much charity care must a hospital provide to land millions in tax subsidies, Chicago Tribune, 4/10/2009
Report: Charity hospitals get more than give, Southtown Star, 4/10/2009
Charity Hospitals Getting More Than They Give: Report, The Huffington Post, 4/10/2009
Tax rates not that bad in Chicago, state, Southtown Star, 4/6/2009
If not now, when?, Chicago Sun Times, 4/1/2009
March
Budget Plan Expected to Include Higher Taxes, Fees, WSIL 3, 3/24/2009
Quinn budget to include airport land fund, Southtown Star, 3/18/2009
Quinn trying to sell tax hikes, fee increases in budget address, Pantagraph, 3/18/2009
Busting the Budget to Save the Drycleaners, Chicago Daily Observer, 3/18/2009
Quinn trying to sell tax hikes, fee increases in budget address, Pantagraph, 3/17/2009
Quinn's brave 1st step to fixing state's woes, Chicago Sun Times, 3/16/2009
Personal services like hairstyling could soon cost more, ABC 7 Chicago, 3/16/2009
State budget: Lots of issues, few solutions, Belleville News Democrat, 3/16/2009
Debate Rages Over Two Tiered Solution, CBS 2 Chicago, 3/16/2009
Illinois budget: Plenty of problems, few solutions, Belleville News Democrat, 3/15/2009
Fiscal expert urges higher taxes to fund schools, Belleville News Democrat, 3/13/2009
Tax Group Wants Tax Increase, Galesberg Radio, 3/12/2009
Quinn pushing for overhaul of state's tax system, Daily Herald, 3/12/2009
February
University of Chicago ER sends kid mauled by pit bull home, Chicago Tribune, 2/13/2009