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Quinn says he'll comply with hiring monitorOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. - Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll comply with a court-ordered monitor to review hiring at his administration's Department of Transportation. The Chicago Demo...
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Illinois GOP files lawsuit over poll practicesOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Illinois Republicans are asking for court intervention in Rock Island County because, they say, proper election procedure isn't being followed. Rock...
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Court-appointed monitor ordered for IDOT hiringOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a court-appointed monitor to review hiring problems at Gov. Pat Quinn's Department of Transportation, a setback for the Democrat run...
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Sun-Times reporter quits over paper's handling of storyOct 22, 2014 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times' longtime Capitol bureau chief has resigned after the paper put him on leave following a tough story about Republican candidate for governor Bruce ...
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Former President Clinton stumps for Quinn, DurbinOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - Former President Bill Clinton became the latest high-profile Democrat to back the re-election bids of Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, saying Tuesday that the c...
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Vernon Hills preparing for Vice President Joe Biden's visit WednesdayOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - The giggling toddlers and energetic dancers who normally would occupy Vernon Hills' Sullivan Community Center on Wednesday will make way for a political rally featuring ...
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Democrats love seeing minimum wage on the ballotOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - As Democrats across the country make an election-year push to raise the minimum wage, they often point to fast food workers, baristas and others who are struggling to ra...
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Quinn, Rauner final debate: Replay on TV at 10:35 tonightOct 20, 2014 5:30 am - This story has been updated to say the debate is being live-streamed only on the Internet at 8 p.m. at abc7chicago.com, while a rebroadcast actually on Channel 7 wil...
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Quinn, Rauner give voters feisty last look in final debateOct 20, 2014 1:00 am - The debate Monday night between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner ended a rough-and-tumble series of televised meetings with a feisty fina...
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Former U.S. attorney to look into Rauner-reporter controversyOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Sun-Times Capitol bureau chief Dave McKinney has hired former Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Collins to look into whether Republican Bruce Rauner's campaign for...