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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 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.
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.
