City Club Speech Outlines Innovative Economic Recovery Effort



CHICAGO – December 14, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today unveiled a cutting-edge blueprint for job creation and retention throughout Illinois. The Governor outlined the high points of his “Illinois Economic Recovery Plan: Jobs for Today and Tomorrow” in a speech before the City Club of Chicago.



“There is no better social program than a good job,” said Governor Quinn. “My plan is about creating better jobs for more… Continue

Clean Comedy

By Allen Edge



I am still mystified at how people automatically assume that stand-up comedy has to be vulgar and offensive. Have we forgotten Bill Cosby, Flip Wilson, Nipsy Russell, Rodney Dangerfield, Phyllis Diller, and many others? The answer is, obviously, yes.



There was a time when you couldn't even say "But" or "Damn" on network television and yet these giants came to America every week with side splitting stuff that the entire family could enjoy. It… Continue

U.S. Department of Energy Approves Illinois’ State Energy Plan



CHICAGO – August 20, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois has received approval of its proposed State Energy Plan (SEP) from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). DOE’s approval gives the state authority to begin implementing the program, which makes over $100 million in federal recovery funding available for grants.



“The American Recovery and… Continue

THE WHITE HOUSE



Office of the Press Secretary



For Immediate Release July 13, 2009



REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

AT URBAN AND METROPOLITAN POLICY ROUNDTABLE





Room 350

Eisenhower Executive Office Building



4:10 P.M. EDT



THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) A couple of quick acknowledgments. Where's Greg -- where's Greg Nickels? There you are, Greg. Thank you so much for your participation… Continue

It's no secret that the Obama administration is deeply troubled by the continuing rise in unemployment.

The national unemployment rate has risen to 9.4% from 7.2% in December and 5.5% in May 2008. The number of employed workers has fallen to 132 million from 135 million in December and 137.5 million in May 2008.



Unemployment animates Democrats the way taxes animate Republicans--it's the issue that is important to them above all others. It's also the issue on which… Continue