Lt. Governor Pat Quinn is committed to educating and activating the citizens of Illinois. On this page are short video stories about the programs and initiatives offered by the Office of Lt. Governor Pat Quinn.
You can also view these videos on at http://www.youtube.com/IllinoisLtGov.
Related Initiative(s): Illinois Connect, Service Learning,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn awards 33 Illinois third graders with laptop computers for winning a statewide essay contest. The students best answered the question: How can a laptop change your community and change the world?
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and Operation Support Our Troops-Illinois are asking Illinois citizens to create handmade Valentines Day cards for veterans and troops serving overseas. Please mail or drop off valentines at: Operation Support Our Troops-Illinois 1807 S. Washington Suite 110 #359 Naperville, IL 60566
Related Initiative(s): Green Solutions,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn highlights the value of a soybean based membrane roof over conventional foreign oil-dependant asphalt based roofing.
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Legendary Singer Mavis Staples and Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn Recognize Juneteenth Celebration
Related Initiative(s): Taxpayer Action,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn urged the Illinois General Assembly to pass the Retail Consumer Protection Act of 2006
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
Lt Gov Pat Quinn joined the Illinois Police Officers Memorial Committee Thursday to honor 49 law enforcement and corrections officers who lost their lives in the line of duty and add their names to the memorial statue
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
When Jesse and Judy Alcozer of Illinois learned that their son Christopher was killed while fighting in Iraq, they couldn't imagine things getting much worse. But a few weeks after Christopher's funeral, the Alcozer family home burned down. See the Alcozer family receive a new home thanks to the generous donations from citizens across Illinois and the United States.
Related Initiative(s): Service Learning,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn hosted the 3rd Annual Cesar Chavez Serve and Learn Program breakfast celebration and saluted Chavez service learning projects occurring throughout Illinois in the month of March 2006
Related Initiative(s): Healthy Communities,
Automated External Defibrillators save lives. That's why IL Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn wants AED's to be as common as fire extinguishers in Illinois schools, park districts and physical fitness facilities. He helped set up the Illinois Heartsaver AED Fund to help public organizations purchase life-saving AED's.
Related Initiative(s): Clean Water,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, chairman of the Illinois River Coordinating Council, continues the growth of the RiverWatch program in Illinois
Related Initiative(s): Clean Water,
El Vice Gobernador Pat Quinn, Presidente del Concilio de Coordinación de Ríos de Illinois, continúa el crecimiento del programa RiverWatch (Cuidando nuestros Rios) en Illinois
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn unveils the Portrait of a Soldier memorial - a riveting display of portraits of Illinois soldiers killed in the Global War on Terror. Quinn was joined by the artist, 22-year old Cameron Schilling of Mattoon, Illinois who is a student at Eastern Illinois University.
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
El Vice Gobernador Pat Quinn destapa el Monumento Conmemorativo Retrato de un Soldado – una exhibición fascinante de retratos de soldados de Illinois muertos en la Guerra Global contra el Terror. Quinn se unió con el artista, Cameron Schilling de 22 años de Mattoon, Illinois que es un estudiante en la Universidad Eastern de Illinois.
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Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and the Golden Apple Foundation surprised Oak Park teacher Sandra Noel with the news that she is a Golden Apple Award winner
Related Initiative(s): Clean Water,
Interview with canoeist Sigrid Pilgrim, President of The Illinois Paddling Council. She advocates increased legal and safe accessibilty to navigable Illinois waterways. In this interview she also discusses boater and dam safety.
Related Initiative(s): Illinois Connect,
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn joined with seventh grade students at Unity Jr High School to promote the I-Connect Initiative - legislation to provide approximately 13,000 seventh graders and their teachers with personal laptop computers
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
Learn more about some of the many initiatives Lt. Governor Pat Quinn is instituting to assist those that have "borne the battle"
Related Initiative(s): Illinois to the World,
Lt. Governor Quinn and members of Illinois’ Polish-American community celebrate the world’s second oldest written constitution
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El vice-gobernador Quinn y miembros de la comunidad Polaca-Americana de Illinois celebran la segunda mas vieja constitución en el mundo
Related Initiative(s): Operation Homefront,
Hate groups were protesting funerals of military servicemembers. Lt. Governor Quinn led the successful campaign to control these protests with the Let Them Rest in Peace Act
Related Initiative(s): Green Solutions,
Can you run a bus on food waste? Yes, you can if you are the Big Green Bus