Actor and comedian Bill Murray is coming to a Joliet Country Club golf outing, but he won’t be chasing gophers as he did in the cult comedy classic “Caddyshack.” Murray will be here to support friend and state Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, who was appointed to the 43rd District seat in February and is running for...

State Senator Pat McGuire (D-Joliet) is expressing disappointment over Governor Pat Quinn today cutting in half funding for the Illinois Youth Center in Joliet. Quinn’s decision gives the facility funds to operate until approximately Dec. 31. The state’s new fiscal year began July 1 and runs through June 30, 2013. “I’m disappointed by the governor’s decision,”...

State Senator Pat McGuire, D-Joliet, praised the governor’s decision to sign legislation ending the controversial legislative scholarship program earlier today, according a statement released by his office. “Programs that aren’t on the up-and-up have to go," McGuire said in the statement. "Getting rid of legislative scholarships is an important step toward restoring confidence in Illinois government." McGuire,...