Quinn proposes layoffs, furloughs, health cuts (Chicago Tribune)

Gov. Pat Quinn will use a combination of state employee layoffs, furloughs and cuts in healthcare, prison and other programs to reduce $1 billion in spending, according to a draft of the plan he is set to announce today. The cuts include $185 million in state operations, which includes an unspecified number of employee layoffs and 12 unpaid days off for some employees. Medicaid and health …