Articles filed under Governor
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Social issues take back seat in governor's raceNov 01, 2014 1:01 am - Normally hot-button social issues like gay marriage and abortion rights have remained on the back burner for much of the Illinois governor's race, with candidates more f...
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Edgar to campaign with RaunerOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - Former Gov. Jim Edgar will campaign with fellow Republican Bruce Rauner as Rauner makes his final push to become Illinois' next governor. Edgar is scheduled to join Raun...
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Democrats dig deep to keep governor's officeOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - At first blush, Illinois would seem to be a lock for an incumbent Democratic governor: The population leans left. Democrats control most of state government, and this ye...
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Quinn, Rauner talk jobs, early voting FridayOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - The candidates for Illinois governor are spending the final days before the Nov. 4 election at events in the Chicago area portraying themselves as the best choice for jo...
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Quinn campaign to focus on 'sporadic' votersOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Key campaign strategists for Gov. Pat Quinn say they're focusing on turnout by "sporadic" Democratic voters in the final days before Tuesday's election. Th...
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Rauner says women will decide governor's raceOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner says women will decide the close race between him and Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. The Winnetka businessman and his wife, Di...
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No school in Waukegan ThursdayOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - With less than a week to go before Election Day, Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday moved to intervene in the nearly monthlong Waukegan teacher strike, telling Illinois State Boar...
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Rauner tours Wheeling plant; Quinn at fertilizer factory siteOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner made a stop Wednesday at the Penray Co. in Wheeling, where he called Pat Quinn "the worst governor in America" and held a...
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Quinn touts job news ahead of electionOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois this week received a three-part dose of news about new jobs and economic expansion a week before a gubernatorial election in which the state's...
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Libertarian gets union cash in governor's raceOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor is receiving financial help from an unexpected source - one of the unions campaigning against Republican Bruce Rauner bec...