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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
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