Articles filed under Governor
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Our Republican pick for governor: Jim RyanJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois needs a governor with innovative problem-solving skills, impeccable ethics and the courage to stand up to the bullies who have controlled Springfield for too ma...
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Experience speaks louder than promiseJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - As an Illinois resident, I am well aware of the spiel of empty promises we are used to hearing from politicians in the past and as we approach the upcoming primary elect...
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Hynes pushes FOIA angle on prisoner-release criticismJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - State Comptroller Dan Hynes hit Gov. Pat Quinn Monday for a failure to answer Freedom of Information Act requests over the controversial "MGT. Push" prisoner-release pro...
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Prison plan doesn't add up for IllinoisJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin need to take a class in economics. Both are excited about the prospect of selling the prison to the federal government (taxpayers...
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Hynes taking heat for hiring felon who stole state grant moneyJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn is going after his primary opponent for hiring a campaign consultant previously convicted of ripping off the state. "Maybe Hynes should clean up his own ...
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Hynes campaign worker with felony record resignsJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - A consultant with Dan Hynes' campaign for governor has resigned after staffers learned that he'd done time for stealing $100,000 in government grant money. William Norel...
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Democratic governor hopefuls mostly agreeJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The leading Democrats running for governor generally share positions on the hot-button political issues of abortion, guns and gay marriage. Gov. Pat Quinn ...
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Quinn says IDOC chief went rogue, didn't 'follow directives'Jan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says violent offenders were released early from prison under a non-publicized, money-saving program because his corrections chief went rogue. Quinn told t...
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McKenna wrong, sorry for party pollingJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Republican Party said Friday that gubernatorial hopeful Andy McKenna wrongly used party resources to poll his own name as a possible candidate...
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Schillerstrom says he'll be a one-termer if elected governorJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Three-term DuPage County Chairman Bob Schillerstrom says he will serve only one term if elected governor whether he accomplishes his goals in office or not. "(Voters) de...