August 26, 2013
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new law that lets Illinois residents use cellphones to prove they have auto insurance. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports Quinn signed the legislation Friday. More than a dozen other states also …
August 7, 2013
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed three road safety bills into law, including one beefing up adult drivers’ education requirements. Another lets the Secretary of State’s office reject driver’s permits or licenses for drivers 18 years and younger who have pending …
August 2, 2013
Gov. Pat Quinn says $190 million in federal grants and loans will be awarded to help Illinois residents and businesses in 35 counties recover from April floods. Federal aid to the designated disaster areas includes $143 million in grants to …
August 8, 2012
Legislation requiring all college dorms to have sprinklers installed by 2014 is one of four new fire safety bills Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law. The bill beefs up past legislation by instituting tougher penalties for post-secondary schools that …
February 8, 2012
Chicago will be able to use automatic speed enforcement cameras to monitor drivers around the city’s parks and schools and issue up to $100 tickets to motorists under a law signed Monday by Gov. Pat Quinn. Starting in July, cameras …