SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal court-appointed monitor has recommended that the Illinois Department of Transportation clean up its hiring rules.
A preliminary report was filed Wednesday in a lawsuit by anti-patronage activist Michael Shakman against IDOT...
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll comply with a court-ordered monitor to review hiring at his administration's Department of Transportation.
The Chicago Democrat spoke to reporters Thursday in Carbondale.
A federal judge ordered Wednesday that a monitor be appointed...
John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network
A new report says the Illinois Department of Public Transportation broke hiring rules for years—including under Gov. Pat Quinn.
Between 2003 and 2013, 250 IDOT workers were hired under the title of staff assistant, which is not subject to rules against politically motivated hiring...
Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network
Gov. Pat Quinn says he wasn’t involved in improper patronage hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, and he took steps to stop it once he learned about it.
He’s being asked about it now because of a motion in federal court requesting a monitor to keep an eye on IDOT hiring, but the governor says he learned of the situation last year, when it was