Articles filed under Governor
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Legislator who sued over COVID-19 rules announces he's running for governorFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - EFFINGHAM, Ill. - Facing a packed-in, almost entirely unmasked crowd of supporters, conservative firebrand Darren Bailey on Monday kicked off his bid to unseat Gov. J.B....
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Downstate conservative running for governorFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - Saying he wants to return Illinois to its status as the strongest state in the nation, a former southern Illinois legislator on Monday became the second Republican to an...
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Schaumburg business CEO Gary Rabine pondering Republican bid for governorFeb 07, 2021 12:00 am - Bull Valley resident Gary Rabine, CEO and founder of Schaumburg-based paving, roofing and snow removal company Rabine Group, said Sunday he intends to run for governor i...
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Naperville Park District loses fight for temporary restraining order against governorJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge refused Friday to temporarily restrain Gov. J.B. Pritzker from applying the terms of his emergency executive orders to the property and programs of...
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Illinois Supreme Court officially disbars BlagojevichMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court on Monday officially disbarred disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, citing "numerous criminal acts" he committed during his time as the stat...
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Governor-elect visits suburbs during statewide day of serviceJan 12, 2019 12:00 am - Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker helped serve meals to senior citizens in Aurora Saturday evening as part of his pre-inauguration day of service. Pritzker, whose inauguration is...
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McConnaughay told Rauner he couldn't pick his own replacement on ballotDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A former Republican state senator from St. Charles confirmed she was recruited by outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner to replace him on the ballot shortly after he won the March ...
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What Pritzker's minimum wage increase plan could mean for the suburbsNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - One of Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's promises on the campaign trail this fall was to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Jobs and wages are what the Democrat liked to ca...
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Suburbs help push Pritzker to victoryNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Suburban voters - a crucial block for first-time Gov. Bruce Rauner four years ago - helped catapult political rookie and Democrat J.B. Pritzker into office Tuesday. Aft...
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Pritzker elected Illinois governor over GOP incumbent RaunerNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Democrat J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire who campaigned on moving Illinois past the political bitterness of the past four years, was elected governor Tuesday over...