Weekly Review Archive

      2007, October

 

 

October 2, 2007

Springfield Update, Fall Veto Session, BIMP bill, Committee of the Whole

Capital, Transit and Gaming, No action in the General Assembly, "Doomsday" nears.

Cook County Budget and Revenue, No vote on County Sales Tax increase

Children's Health Care, President set to veto SCHIP

 

October 9, 2007

Springfield Update, House overrides Governor's budget vetoes

Transit Funding, House Mass Transit Committee Hearing Today

Capital and Gaming, Casinos fate unknown

State Revenue and Borrowing Update, Revenues decline in September, State has to sell bonds to pay for health care

 

October 16, 2007

FY 2008 Budget, Senate only restores $8 million of Governor's Budget Vetoes

Property Taxes, "7 Percent" Solution expanded

Transit, Chicago region still at a standstill, Opportunity for downstate

Capital and Gaming, House hearing

 

October 23, 2007

Budget, Transit & Capital, All unresolved, Still no BIMP

Comptroller Releases "Open Book", searchable database of state contracts and campaign contributions.  

Illinois Economy, New report compares Illinois to the Nation

Transit, Opportunities for Downstate

 

October 30, 2007

Chicago Transit, Doomsday looms again

Education, 41,000 Community college students use CTA to get to school, some will drop out

Mass Transit & the Economy, A look at economic returns of mass transit spending

FY 2008 Budget, Still no BIMP

Capital Plan & Gaming, New plan details