<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Recovery 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; 2010 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:32:01 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:32:01 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[Governor Quinn Announces Nearly 1500 Jobs Coming to Chicago for Rail Project - Englewood Flyover Received $133 Million in Competitive Stimulus Funds]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=74&#x26;RecNum=8283</link><description><![CDATA[Chicago – March 5, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn US House Transportation and Infrastructure ChairmanJim Oberstar (D-MN) and Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL) to highlight federal funding for the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program’s Englewood Flyover in Chicago. The project received $133 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program to build a rail flyover in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood that will significantly reduce rail congestion. The project will create nearly 1,500 Illinois jobs.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">841B60E20FF680B0D59AA9D6902FE289</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Announces Illinois Named ‘Race to the Top’ Finalist - New Laws, Policies Propel State to Next Phase of Competition]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=74&#x26;RecNum=8282</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – March 4, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois is one of 16 finalists in the U.S. Department of Education’s ‘Race to the Top’ grant program. As part of the next phase of the competitive process, a delegation from Illinois will travel to Washington D.C. to interview with federal officials in the hopes of securing $510 million for education reform efforts.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">168EFC366C449FAB9C2843E9B54E2A18</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Announces More Than $13 Million to Improve Broadband Access in Northern Illinois - $1.3 Million State Grant and $11.9 Million Federal Grant will Boost Economic Development, Create Jobs]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=74&#x26;RecNum=8258</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – February 19, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced more than $13 million to improve broadband access in northern Illinois. The funding includes $1.3 million in Illinois Jobs Now! capital funds for the DeKalb Advancement of Technology Authority (DATA), which will leverage $11.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">10FE8DC69A0964EDC16FED1A1BD55716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Announces $100 Million in Recovery Funds for Rail Projects in Illinois - $100 Million for CREATE Program; Investment to Create 1,087 Jobs]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=74&#x26;RecNum=8250</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO- February 17, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn announced today that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) along with the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program partners has received a $100 million TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This federal investment is expected to create 1,087 jobs.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">B0D336331AE52D66769BB655C37032C6</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Announces $18.8 Million in Federal Funds for Electronic Health Records Efforts - Signs Executive Order to Create Office of Health Information Technology]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=74&#x26;RecNum=8247</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – February 12, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois will receive $18.8 million in federal funds to develop a statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE), which will allow Illinois’ healthcare providers to electronically share health information. To lead this effort Governor Quinn signed an Executive Order to create the Illinois Office of Health Information Technology.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">315F006F691EF2E689125614EA22CC61</guid></item></channel></rss>