Articles filed under Governor
-
Gay marriage becomes focus of governor's raceJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - After weeks of focusing on Illinois' mammoth financial problems, the governor's race turned to the issue of same-sex marriage Monday as gay couples took vows under the s...
-
Rauner: Term limits ballot question a 'major step'Jun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner says getting a question about legislative term limits on the November ballot is "a major step" in his effort to "shake up ...
-
Rauner blasts state lawmakers' budgetMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner says the spending plan approved by state lawmakers is a "phony budget." Illinois legislators approved a pla...
-
Quinn says lawmakers didn't 'get the job done'May 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn says the budget that lawmakers approved "didn't get the job done." The Chicago Democrat wanted to extend the state's income tax increase to ...
-
Rauner targets Democrats with anti-tax robocallsMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner's campaign has dispatched robocalls to constituents of four suburban Democratic state representatives in an effort to pres...
-
Does tollway official have conflict over Quinn donations?May 12, 2014 5:30 am - An Illinois tollway director appointed by Pat Quinn also heads a union that is a major financial player in the governor's re-election campaign, most recently giving $250...
-
Hull donates to Rauner's gubernatorial campaignMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner's donors include millionaire businessman Blair Hull, who lost a 2004 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Hull wrote an April ...
-
Senator: Commission should subpoena Quinn programMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - The head of a legislative commission that helps review use of public funds says he'll seek subpoena powers to investigate Gov. Pat Quinn's 2010 anti-violence program. Th...
-
Quinn makes minimum wage pitch at women's eventMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has made his pitch to raise the Illinois minimum wage at a women's luncheon in Chicago attended by many top Democrats and candidates. Quinn is seeking re-...
-
Quinn makes Chicago TV stops after word of probeMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - A day after word of a federal probe into Gov. Pat Quinn's 2010 anti-violence program surfaced, he made the rounds at several Chicago televisions stations Friday to defen...