Pat Quinn

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  Illinois Senate OKs union-backed pension deal

  By Sara Burnett  |  May 10, 2013

  Yet lawmakers are still dickering over competing proposals for dealing with the nation’s worst state pension crisis.

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  Big ad agencies bid on Illinois PPACA exchange outreach

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  May 9, 2013

  Illinois officials began evaluating bids from 13 companies Wednesday for the marketing of the new health insurance exchange.

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  Illinois offers $28 million for exchange "health guides"

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  May 7, 2013

  Officials say 1 million customers could buy commercial coverage through the system by 2016.

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  Illinois PPACA exchange attracts 6 carriers

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  May 2, 2013

  One would-be competitor is Land of Lincoln Health, a nonprofit, member-owned CO-OP.

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  Illinois to market PPACA exchange

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  April 12, 2013

  The state has a new director of outreach and education for their exchange, and a hefty federal grant.

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  Ill. gov wants funding guarantee in pension bill

  By Sophie Tareen  |  March 27, 2013

  Any solution needs to address cost-of-living increases and the retirement age, says Gov. Pat Quinn.

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  Illinois settles SEC fraud charge over pensions

  By John O'Connor  |  March 26, 2013

  Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration admitted no wrongdoing in the way state officials borrowed money to pay pension obligations.

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  Clinic tries to explain PPACA in 22 languages

  By Garance Burke and Judy Lin  |  March 4, 2013

  California advocates say translating websites into Spanish is not enough.

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  Nursing home firm to help manage Illinois Medicaid care

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  October 29, 2012

  The state wanted a nursing home operator to run the program, and only one applied.

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  Where States Stand on Implementing PPACA

  By AP Staff Writer  |  June 28, 2012

  A look at where each of the 50 states stand on implementing President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul, which the Supreme Court ruled Thursday can go forward with its aim of covering more than 30 million uninsured Americans.