Articles filed under Governor
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Dillard 'looking forward, not backward' after lossMar 20, 2014 5:00 am - Kirk Dillard has some “what ifs” but says he has no regrets as he prepares to return to life as a private citizen. The longtime DuPage County lawmaker lost his bid for g...
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Quinn shops at Gap to push minimum wage hikeMar 20, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is making his push to increase Illinois' minimum wage by shopping at a Gap clothing store in downtown Chicago. The chain has instituted a policy of payin...
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Unions face big decision — how hard to back QuinnMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - Looking to November, Illinois public union leaders whose candidate narrowly lost on primary night won't have to pick between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican bus...
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Rauner has support from some non-RepublicansMar 20, 2014 1:00 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner says he has the backing of some Illinois Democrats and independents. Speaking Thursday at a news conference in downtown C...
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Rauner vs. Quinn: Seven issues where they will clashMar 19, 2014 5:30 am - The matchup between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner sets up a potentially historic campaign to the November election between two candid...
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Voting smooth so far in the suburbsMar 18, 2014 5:30 am - Voting appears to be moving smoothly — if slowly — in the suburbs today as Republican primary voters face big decisions over who to nominate to go on to November. Cook C...
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Rauner will be GOP nomineeMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Bruce Rauner spent the last year vilifying the Springfield establishment in his bid for the state's top office, and Illinois Republicans responded Tuesday, nominating th...
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Rauner sweeps suburban vote from DillardMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - When state Sen. Kirk Dillard narrowly lost his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nod in 2010, he blamed the glut of fellow suburban candidates on his inability to shore up e...
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Dillard says he's a 'winner no matter what'Mar 18, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard risked it all to be Illinois' next governor. The unlucky toss of the dice cost the longtime political fixture his state senate seat but he was un...
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Images: The Primary ElectionMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - ...