Results tagged “spendingplan”

Despite threats he wouldn't do it, Governor Quinn is slated to sign a $29 billion public works bill on Monday. Quinn had supported the bill since the beginning but had threatened to not sign it in the wake of the failure to secure his desired state budget. Quinn also said yesterday that he'd be willing to work with legislators on a five-month budget to get the state through the end of the year and buy time to work on a more long-term spending plan. [Crain's, Tribune]

If you can get past the staggering $15.5 Billion dollar figure in today's "Let's spend everything on the downtown area" story from the Tribune, you might get to exactly how terrifying things might get in the City. Worried about Block 37? Concerned about unnecessary Olympic-size spending? Bothered by a concentration on city-center construction in the face of the continued deterioration of Chicago's infrastructure? You'll love this.