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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...

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has provided details about the duties of a monitor reviewing hiring at Gov. Pat Quinn's Department of Transportation and set a deadline for a preliminary report. A description of Noelle Brennan's responsibilities comes in a Tuesday filing by U...

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...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One of Gov. Pat Quinn's deputy chiefs of staff — whose responsibilities included the troubled Illinois Department of Transportation — is leaving the job. Sean O'Shea of Chicago had duties that included oversight of IDOT for the governor...

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...

With motorcycle season in full swing, it's not a bad time to brush up on your riding skills. To that end, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that openings are still available in upcoming motorcycle training courses. The Northern Illinois University Motorcycle Safety Project offers free motorcycle rider education courses at eleven locations throughout northern Illinois ... Read

CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has replaced the head of the Illinois Department of Transportation. Quinn's office announced Monday that Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Director Erica Borggren has been appointed to the post held by Ann Schneider since 2011...

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