Articles filed under Governor
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AP Fact Check: Did school funding rise or fall under Quinn?Oct 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Whether education funding in Illinois rose or fell under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn depends on whose money you're talking about, and during what time period...
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Obama plans push to help 7 Democratic governor hopefulsOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is planning a major campaign push in seven governor's races, where Democrats' prospects are looking up, while largely avoiding the pa...
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Biden coming to Vernon Hills next week to stump for SchneiderOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - Vice President Joe Biden will visit Vernon Hills next week to promote early voting and stump for U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's re-election bid. Biden will appear at the Sul...
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Governor debates Round 2: Are voters tired of sniping?Oct 14, 2014 5:00 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner meet for their second televised debate in Chicago tonight. If last week's first round was an indicator,...
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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...