<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Budget/Fiscal News</title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link><description>The Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) section is your online source for news from the State of Illinois. Choose from the IGNN Links on the right to locate press releases in the categories that are of interest to you, or use the search the news feature to locate specific press releases or a different topic of releases. For other media, access the Illinois Information Service (IIS) Radio page for digital radio feeds and news soundbites.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright &#169; 2009 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:32:02 CST</lastBuildDate><image>  <title>IGNN</title>  <link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link>  <url>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/images/IGNN133x45.jpg</url>  <width>133</width>  <height>45</height>   </image><!-- Note: You can get the HTML version by replacing .xml to .htm --><item><title><![CDATA[IDOC Director Randle announces $2.5 million in cost-saving measures for Fiscal Year 2010]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=10&#x26;RecNum=7943</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Department of Corrections Director Michael P. Randle announced today the agency will save $2.5 million through reduced spending in Fiscal Year 2010.  The savings will help the agency as it attempts to meet its current budget deficit.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0163CCEB20F5CA7B313419C068ABD9DC</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Pat Quinn Names Public Finance Advisor - John Sinsheimer Becomes State Director of Capital Markets]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=10&#x26;RecNum=7937</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – October 19, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today named John Sinsheimer as the StateDirector of Capital Markets. Previously, Sinsheimer had served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC).]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">CA3A856A28DF7D77D948949206FF9FDF</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Vetoes Budget Bill; Calls for $1 Billion in Cuts - Says Legislators, Other Constitutionals Must Share Sacrifice]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=10&#x26;RecNum=7673</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – July 7, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today vetoed House Bill 2145 saying the General Assembly’s bill fails to make any significant cuts in state operations. Instead, the Governor proposed passing a responsible “Tough Choices” budget, which calls for cutting an additional $1 billion in state costs.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">338635EE18F8B0F626818A216642C9A4</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Calls a Special Session - Urges General Assembly to finish its business and solve fiscal crisis]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=10&#x26;RecNum=7656</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today signed a proclamation calling for a special session of the 96th Illinois General Assembly to convene on Tuesday, June 23, at 2 P.M.  In his proclamation, Governor Quinn stated that one of the main purposes of this special session is to address the fiscal crisis confronting the State of Illinois.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">0DD6049F5FA537D41753BE6D37859430</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxpayer Action Board Issues Final Report to the Governor - The report details measures to make state government more accountable and efficient.]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=10&#x26;RecNum=7636</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – June 4, 2009. The Taxpayer Action Board (TAB) presented its final report to Governor Pat Quinn detailing measures to make state government more accountable and efficient. Chaired by Tom Johnson, President of the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois, TAB was charged with evaluating current state programs and identifying new approaches to deal with challenging fiscal and operational issues.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">F490D0AF974FEDF90CB0F1EDCE8E3DD5</guid></item></channel></rss>