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Chicago Tribune Editorial - 6/21/09
June 21, 2009

With Illinois legislators gathering Tuesday in special session, we hope they'll make it truly . . . special. They can do so by revisiting the ethical reforms they want to avoid, and by embracing the many sensible ideas that have been proposed as ways to slash future spending by the billions.

Gov. Pat Quinn wants something else: approval of his 50 percent boost in the state income tax rate. He lost this fight during the regular legislative session,...