Articles filed under Governor
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GOP guv candidates a disappointmentNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - How disappointing that our GOP candidates for governor refuse to admit that pollution from human activities is an environmental concern. Even if they want to dispute the...
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State senator would consider leasing tollwayNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - State Sen. Bill Brady, a Bloomington Republican, says he would consider selling the Illinois tollway to a private company if elected to the state's top post, putting him...
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Quinn, Hynes trade barbs during debatesNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes disagreed over the best way to raise the state income tax but agreed on their support for a government-run health insur...
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Governor candidates split on health careNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt out if it can, a position rejected by...
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Schaumburg GOP backs ProftNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Dan Proft secured the endorsement of Schaumburg Township GOP precinct captains in his Republican primary bid for governor. The Chicago resident with suburban ties called...
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GOP hopefuls united in opposition to health care planNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Republican candidates for Illinois governor ripped into President Barack Obama's health care reform push at a Thursday debate, with at least one calling it "socialist" a...
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Ryan returns to run for governorNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Former Illinois attorney general Jim Ryan formally launched another campaign for governor Tuesday, seven years after leaving politics following a loss to R...
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Jim Ryan to kick off run for governorNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan will file candidacy petitions to run for the Republican nomination for governor. Ryan's campaign issued a news r...
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Official kickoff of 2010 campaigns brings flocks of candidatesOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In the early morning darkness, the line outside the state's election office stretched down and around the block, filled with candidates - known and unknown...
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Ex-attorney general Ryan in governor's raceOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is set to officially enter the race for governor. Campaign spokesman Dan Curry says Ryan will file petitions on Nov. 2 to get ...