Lt. Governor Quinn honors national champion debate team of Southern Illinois University Carbondale

SPRINGFIELD - On Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 3:00 p.m., Lt. Governor Pat Quinn will honor the best debate team in the nation at his Capitol Office (State House Room 214), saluting the students of Southern Illinois University Carbondale who won the nation's top honors at the 2008 National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence.

RIVETING MEMORIAL FOR ILLINOIS’ FALLEN SOLDIERS

OAK PARK - On Tuesday, May 13, at 10 a.m., Lt. Governor Pat Quinn will unveil the Portrait of a Soldier memorial exhibition at Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street, Oak Park.  The memorial exhibition, which has been viewed by thousands of people in more than 25 cities and towns throughout Illinois, is a series of hand-drawn portraits of more than 180 Illinois men and women who have died in service to our country since September 11, 2001.

Lt. Governor Quinn receives the Adlai E. Stevenson Public Service Award

CHICAGO - On Friday, May 9, 2008 at 4:00 p.m., the Greater Chicago Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration will honor Lt. Governor Pat Quinn with the 2008 Adlai E. Stevenson Public Service Award.

Lt. Governor Pat Quinn announces Children’s Low-Cost Laptop Ordinance, urges City Council to make laptop learning possible in every neighborhood

CHICAGO - Emphasizing the importance of bridging the digital divide in Illinois, Lt. Governor Pat Quinn asked the Chicago City Council Monday to consider a citizen ordinance that would make laptop learning a reality in every Chicago neighborhood.

RIVETING MEMORIAL FOR ILLINOIS’ FALLEN SOLDIERS

JACKSONVILLE - On Monday, May 5, at 5 p.m., Lt. Governor Pat Quinn will unveil the Portrait of a Soldier memorial exhibition at Lincoln Land Community College Western Region Education, 32 North Central Park Plaza, Jacksonville. The memorial exhibition, which has been viewed by thousands of people in more than 25 cities and towns throughout Illinois, is a series of hand-drawn portraits of more than 180 Illinois men and women who have died in service to our country since September 11, 2001.

Lt. Governor Pat Quinn joins with farmers, 4-H’ers and Master Gardeners who anxiously await definitive solution to rural funding crisis

SPRINGFIELD - Lt. Governor Pat Quinn joined with farmers, 4-H'ers and Master Gardeners Thursday to emphasize the importance of conservation and agricultural programs to the quality of life and economy of the state of Illinois and encouraged the immediate release of all promised funds from the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Lt. Governor Pat Quinn celebrates Polish Constitution Day, welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak to Illinois

CHICAGO - On Friday, May 2, at 11:00 a.m., Lt. Governor Pat Quinn will gather with members of the Polish community to celebrate Polish Constitution Day - a day to commemorate the 217th anniversary of the Polish Constitution, which was adopted on May 3, 1791. The Polish Constitution is the world's second written constitution.

Lt. Governor Pat Quinn teams up with the Conference of Women Legislators in a national, bipartisan effort to ‘end cervical cancer in our lifetime’

SPRINGFIELD - A national campaign to end cervical cancer is gaining momentum in Illinois, with Lt. Governor Pat Quinn partnering with the Conference of Women Legislators to distribute more than 10,000 informational brochures and awareness bracelets across the state as part of the Ending Cervical Cancer in Our Lifetime initiative of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.