<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Governor's Office 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; 2013 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:32:04 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:32:04 CST</lastBuildDate><image>  <title>IGNN</title>  <link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link>  <url>http://www3.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[Newtown Parents Join Governor Quinn to Press Illinois Lawmakers on Gun Control - New Legislation Introduced Friday Bans the Sale of High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines in Illinois]]></title><link>http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=3&#x26;RecNum=11195</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – Parents who suffered unfathomable loss during the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., today joined Governor Pat Quinn, Senate President John Cullerton and Senator Dan Kotowski to urge lawmakers to ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines in Illinois. Recent shootings such as in Newtown, where a gunman fired 154 bullets in less than five minutes, have put a spotlight on the extreme and unnecessary danger posed by high-capacity magazines. To enact safeguards in Illinois, Sen. Kotowski on Friday filed legislation - Senate Bill 1002 - to ban the sale of these weapons throughout the state.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">E9C8064BC8DAC39BED69DD1D0158C1CD</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Crack Down on Violent Flash Mobs - New Law Will Toughen Penalties for Individuals Who Use Social Media or Electronic Communication to Organize a Violent Flash Mob]]></title><link>http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=3&#x26;RecNum=11194</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – Governor Pat Quinn today signed an innovative new law that will crack down on individuals who use electronic communication or social media to organize a violent flash mob. The legislation is designed to respond to a recent uptick in such crimes which have taken place in downtown Chicago. Today’s action is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to ensure the safety of all people in every community across Illinois.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">AC6D3309A61190CCCE91186C045CC6DC</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Showcases 150 years of Illinois Asian American Heritage - Exhibit at Thompson Center Opens Monday]]></title><link>http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=3&#x26;RecNum=11193</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO –  Rare photos of a 1956 Indian student picnic in Lake County, the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition “Corea Pavilion” and Chicago’s original Chinatown. Poignant reflections of survivors of World War II Japanese-American internment camps and Cambodian Killing Fields. A 1957 baseball card of Bobby Balcena (the “Asian American Jackie Robinson”). A Bolingbrook Pakistani youth cricket league. The evolution of the sensuous Vietnamese ao dai dress.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">7B7916DD2DE56297AA29CCCB2BBF48D4</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Praises Final Ratification of Best Contract for Taxpayers in Illinois History - Three-year Agreement Receives Final Union Approval After 15 Month Negotiation]]></title><link>http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=3&#x26;RecNum=11192</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn today praised American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31 members’ final ratification of a new union contract covering approximately 35,000 state employees. Negotiations took more than 15 months and the agreement received final ratification by AFSCME members in a vote that concluded yesterday. The agreement is part of the governor’s agenda to restore fiscal stability to Illinois.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3791226CB3FCB9A6710E1EAD55571D86</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Requests Federal Disaster Aid for Families and Businesses in 16 Additional Counties - More Than 800 Homes Damaged by Floods in 16 Counties]]></title><link>http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=3&#x26;RecNum=11191</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn today asked the federal government to add 16 Illinois counties to a recent federal disaster declaration for 11 counties hit by widespread flooding in mid-April. Counties included in today’s request are Bureau, Crawford, Henderson, Knox, Livingston, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Tazewell, Warren and Woodford.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">EE7AF88F5686A35A7943F5DD9EA727F6</guid></item></channel></rss>