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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 people throughout Ill… 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 Reinvestment Act is providing… 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 today.


I understand Governor Rendell is here, or was here. He may have stepped out, but when… 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 the Obama admini… Continue

Transcript of Report Produced by Adriene Hill for WBEZ on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

If you follow economic news, you know that billions of dollars under the federal government’s stimulus plan are flowing to the states. Stimulus projects in Illinois are moving from “shovel ready” to “shovel in.” But in the Chicago area, many African-American contractors say they’re not the ones with the jobs and they don’t see the political will to help make it happen. WBEZ’s Adriene Hill has been tracking stimul… Continue