Articles filed under Governor
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Quinn doesn't stand by tax-extension timetableOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday declined to repeat his assertion he'd try to extend the state's 2011 tax increase in the weeks after the November election. Asked directly about h...
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Rauner explains 'right to work zones'Oct 13, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner says his campaign proposal to create "right to work zones" also means designating areas where businesses face fewer tax a...
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Biden plans to show in suburbs for SchneiderOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - Vice President Joe Biden is set to join the parade of national Democrats flooding Illinois to help the party's candidates when he stumps for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider in ...
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The race for governor: Is Quinn a reformer? Or longtime insider?Oct 12, 2014 7:30 am - In one of his toughest campaigns in more than three decades in the public eye, Gov. Pat Quinn touts his long career as a "reformer" and insists he stands for clean gover...
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Governor's race: Rauner an outsider? Or a rich man pulling strings?Oct 12, 2014 7:30 am - Bruce Rauner roared into the Illinois governor's race last year, saturating TV airwaves with jabs at Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and promises to "shake up Springfield" the...
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Riopell: A little could mean a lot to Libertarian PartyOct 10, 2014 5:00 am - Brian Lambrecht thinks it's a little silly when campaigns that are spending millions of dollars on advertising claim to be running "grass-roots" races. Consider his task...
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Rauner releases tax returns: $61 million in 2013 incomeOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner on Friday released parts of his 2013 federal and state income tax returns, which showed that the multimillionaire and his...
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Quinn, Rauner to debate on TV tonightOct 09, 2014 5:30 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner will hold their first televised debate tonight. The two will debate in Peoria in an event that is scheduled to be b...
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Ex-Quinn aide testifies in probeOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - The boundaries between state government and political campaigns came into question Thursday as state lawmakers grilled Gov. Pat Quinn's ex-chief of staff during a hearin...
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Dold and Schneider to appear at forum Saturday in GrayslakeOct 09, 2014 1:01 am - Congressional hopefuls Brad Schneider and Robert Dold will be among the candidates at a political forum Saturday in Grayslake. Schneider, a Deerfield Democrat who repres...