Articles filed under Governor
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Hynes, McKenna bring big cash to campaignsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Comptroller Dan Hynes is dominating Gov. Pat Quinn in campaign cash as he fights to oust his fellow Chicago Democrat, while Republican Andy McKenna has the most campaign...
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Quinn's mom loaned $100K to gov. campaignJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The drive to raise cash in aggressive primaries for governor is apparently so intense even Gov. Pat Quinn's mother loaned her son's campaign $100,000 and Republican Andy...
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Quinn, Hynes spar on scandals, taxes in debateJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes battled over whose tax hike plan was better Tuesday while trading blows over blame for grave robbing and setting violent crimina...
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It's time to dump Quinn and StrogerJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Both Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger seem to think that tax increases are the cure all for budget deficits. However, when businesses shutter ...
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Getting the job done - but which job? - on the campaign trailJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - With only two weeks to go before the Feb. 2 primaries, Democratic candidate for governor Pat Quinn's political schedule has been relatively bare, containing few public e...
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Local officials fear Andrzejewski tax planJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - One GOP governor candidate's idea to keep more than a billion dollars in income tax revenue in the state's bank account rather than distribute it to munici...
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Hynes urges Quinn to rescind DOC memoJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrat Dan Hynes says Gov. Pat Quinn should take action after his corrections director sent a memo to employees warning them not to talk to reporters. Hynes on Tuesday...
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Can Dillard ride opposite rails of teacher pension reform?Jan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - State Sen. Kirk Dillard is trying to ride wildly diverging forces to victory in his Republican bid for governor, banking on support from both a powerful teachers union a...
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Vote against bad governingJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - For years, Governor Quinn has walked with the Democrats in the Wheaton Fourth of July Parade. Recently on his watch, violent prisoners were released from prison to save...
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GOP hopefuls barnstorm across suburbsJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Campaign signs lined the driveway of the Schaumburg Golf Club Saturday morning as Republican candidates in the Feb. 2 primary began a daylong barnstorming tour across su...