<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Ethics Reform 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; 2012 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:02 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:02 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[Governor Quinn Continues Push to Increase Accountability in Illinois Government - New Law Blocks CTA, Metra and Pace Employees from Receiving a Public Pension After Conviction of a Job-Related Felony]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&#x26;RecNum=9660</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – August 19, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today continued his push to increase accountability in Illinois government by signing legislation to prohibit employees of Chicago-area transit agencies from receiving a pension if they are convicted of felony related to their work. This new law brings these transit agencies into line with other municipal governments and the state of Illinois, which already ban this practice.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24AA17E766D29A6954B3DEACCA4E1BDD</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Signs Local Government Disclosure Expansion Law - Reforms Will Expand Counties’ Oversight of Local Government Units]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&#x26;RecNum=9527</link><description><![CDATA[WHEATON – July 6, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to increase the ability of counties to examine the activities of local government units and agencies under their control. Senate Bill 541 allows the county board of mid-size counties (populations greater than 300,000, but less than two million) to pass an ordinance that would require a unit of local government or an agency to provide certain categories of information to the County Board.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">52569C045DC348F12DFC4C85000AD832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Signs Election Reform Legislation - Governor’s Reforms Empower Citizens with more Access to Democratic Process]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&#x26;RecNum=9523</link><description><![CDATA[DES PLAINES – July 4, 2011.  Governor Pat Quinn today signed election reform legislation that will empower Illinois' residents with better access to democratic process. Senate Bill 1586 creates more opportunities to initiate referenda at the local and statewide levels, and simplifies the election code to make it more consistent and clear.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">DB079083386E2E0885F278FBD1D8A476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lt. Governor Simon: State’s ethics form is “weak” - Calls for new standards, requires staff to file financial info]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&#x26;RecNum=9348</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – A day after yet another Illinois governor went on trial for corruption charges, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon urged lawmakers to strengthen existing ethics laws, saying current economic disclosures are weak.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">D04E5FDCD17F0616F965099351D2F2A1</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Appoints James W. Wagner Illinois Tollway Inspector General - Former FBI Agent and President of the Chicago Crime Commission Will Help Enhance Transparency, Ensure Toll Dollars Are Spent Wisely]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&#x26;RecNum=8985</link><description><![CDATA[DOWNERS GROVE, IL – Governor Pat Quinn today announced the appointment of James W. Wagneras the first-ever Illinois Tollway Inspector General. Last July, the Governor signed Senate Bill 3118 to create a new Office of the Illinois Tollway Inspector General to oversee operations and investigate ethics violations not covered in the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">E8A69BF65AEFC23D0F360AB695E9EAC7</guid></item></channel></rss>
