Pat Quinn Events

2009 Jan 5 Lt. Governor of Illinois Pat Quinn creates Illinois Reform Commission
The man who could be in line to take over from Illinois' scandal-tainted governor is setting up a panel to make recommendations on cleaning up state government. Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Q...
2009 Jan 29 Blagojevich Impeachment Trial - Day 4
Senators voted 59-0 to remove Rod Blagojevich, who walked out of the silent chamber after delivering an impassioned plea for mercy. Within hours they applauded his former running mate and...
2009 Feb 20 Governor Pat Quinn calls for Roland Burris' resignation from US Senate
Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday called on fellow Democrat Roland Burris to resign from the Senate, saying the controversy surrounding Burris' appointment to the seat was hurting the state and hi...
2009 Apr 28 Illinois Reform Commission releases its recommendations
The Illinois Reform Commission (IRC) issued its 100-day report today, recommending a wide range of ethics reforms in six key areas: campaign finance; procurement; enforcement; government...
2009 May 21 Illinois Senate sends bill to Governor Quinn to block Rod Blagojevich from profiting from his forthcoming book
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich landed a six-figure tell-all book deal (http://timelines.com/2009/3/2/rod-blagojevich-signs-book-deal), but legislators are on their way to making sure that he...
2009 Jun 10 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn creates panel to investigate University of Illinois admissions process
"This is a troubling situation. Admission to this great university should be based on merit, never on clout. This Commission is charged with investigating claims of such special treatment..." —Governor Pat Quinn
2009 Jun 16 First meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Commission
State of Illinois Admissions Review Commission Meeting Minutes June 16, 2009 Members Present: Abner Mikva (Chair), Ricardo Estrada, Bernard Judge, Doris Lowry, Chuck Scholz, Zaldawyn...
2009 Jun 29 Second meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Commission
"I asked, 'Why in the world are we admitting this student who is so low?'" —Abel Montoya, former admissions worker at University of Illinois
2009 Jul 6 Third meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Commission
"I should have stood in the door. ... This was a bad moment for me personally." —Richard Herman, Chancellor of University of Illinois
2009 Jul 8
9:00AM-5:00PM
 Fourth Meeting of the Illinois Admissions Review Commission
"I was incensed because we had just been steamrolled by what I felt to be an abuse of an official office. I took it to be the case that there had been a top-down gubernatorial fiat. I was ..." —Heidi Hurd, former dean of University of Illinois Law School
2009 Jul 13 Fifth Meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Commission
Agenda I. Call to Order and Introductory Remarks II. Public Testimony A. Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom - Assoc. Dean, University of Illinois B. Stephen R. Portch, Ph.D - Chancello...
2009 Aug 18 Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signs bill into law that will prevent Rod Blagojevich from profiting on book if he is convicted
Impeached ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich could lose all of the cash he collects from his upcoming book, his radio gig and even his recent surprise party appearance covering a song by his hero El...
2009 Aug 26 Governor Pat Quinn names 2 new University of Illinois Trustees, will not fire 2 holdout Trustees
Gov. Pat Quinn announced Wednesday that he won’t fire the two University of Illinois trustees who refused to resign amid an admissions scandal, and he started to rebuild the board with ne...
2009 Aug 27 Governor Pat Quinn vetoes campaign-finance bill
Gov. Pat Quinn and Democratic legislative leaders Thursday abruptly dumped a campaign-finance measure they hailed just three months ago as a landmark reform for a scandal-ridden state gov...