Articles filed under Governor
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Downstate conservative roils governor race by declaring candidacyApr 19, 2018 1:00 am - State Sen. Sam McCann says he's no spoiler after creating waves by jumping into the already turbulent gubernatorial election Thursday. The downstate homebuilder quit the...
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Illinois GOP unites against graduated tax rate planApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans struck the first blow Tuesday in an election-year debate over the state's tax structure, uniting against the idea of converting ...
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Governor primary broke records, and there's more to comeMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Most expensive primary in Illinois history? The dubious honor goes to this year's gubernatorial primary where Democrat J.B. Pritzker and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner eme...
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5 take-aways from the Illinois governor primariesMar 21, 2018 1:00 am - How sweet it is. No more political commercials, no more robocalls, no more vicious attack mailers lurking in your mailbox. Tuesday's gubernatorial throwdown is over and ...
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Can Rauner, Pritzker unite their parties? (Ives won't endorse governor)Mar 21, 2018 1:00 am - State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, who came within 4 percentage points of upsetting Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary, will vote for the incumbent - but not en...
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Rauner victorious in tight race against IvesMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was victorious Tuesday night in a tight race against Jeanne Ives. With 95 percent of the precincts reporting statewide - but a large portion o...
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Pritzker winner in Democratic governor raceMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has secured his party's nomination after a lengthy and expensive six-man race. "Tonight, we've taken the next step of be...
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Rauner, Pritzker set for big money showdownMar 20, 2018 3:00 pm - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker emerged bruised but victorious in Tuesday's primary after pouring millions into their respective campai...
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The donors behind the dollars in governor races: Will war chests matter?Mar 17, 2018 1:00 am - This primary election it's a battle of underdogs, attack dogs and big dogs. Conventional wisdom and polls forecast Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner will outmaneuver scrappy...
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Will suburbs decide who wins Democratic primary for governor?Mar 08, 2018 12:00 am - In Lisle, Jax West is going door to door canvassing for Hyatt hotel heir J.B. Pritzker. In Elgin, Jose Villalobos is blasting out emails, tweets and Facebook alerts abou...