Articles filed under Governor
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DuPage County is a major GOP primary focusMar 14, 2014 5:00 am - Campaign spending by conservative talk show host Dan Proft's Liberty Principles committee has exceeded $200,000 in two DuPage County Illinois House races, a huge amount ...
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GOP hopefuls for governor less fiery in debateMar 13, 2014 1:00 am - The four Republican candidates for Illinois governor made their cases for becoming the party's nominee Thursday in their final televised primary debate — an evening that...
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Brady hits Dillard over union backingMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Bill Brady criticized state Sen. Kirk Dillard's union backing in the governor's race Tuesday, saying Dillard should “come clean about what kind of deal he cut...
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GOP governor candidates hit the road for final pushMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - Tom Kivlahan didn't realize Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner was making a campaign stop Monday morning at Dunton House restaurant in downtown Arlington He...
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Quinn attends California fundraiser for re-electionMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's re-election campaign is getting an out-of-state boost. The Chicago Democrat flew to Los Angeles on Friday for a fundraiser attended by actors and other...
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GOP primary for governor: Echoes of 2010 with twistMar 09, 2014 8:00 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn's win of a full term for governor in 2010 stung for Illinois Republicans. It was a good election year for the GOP across the nation, and the go...
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If term limits were in Springfield, a third of legislators would have to leaveMar 08, 2014 7:00 am - Republican Bruce Rauner's push to limit state lawmakers' careers at the Illinois Capitol to eight years would have disqualified more than a third of those serving now if...
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Dillard begins TV ads in GOP governor raceMar 07, 2014 4:15 am - Public employee and teacher union support for state Sen. Kirk Dillard's campaign for governor has turned into TV ads with less than two weeks to go until the March 18 pr...
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Jim Ryan endorses DillardMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - State. Sen. Kirk Dillard won another major endorsement for Republican candidate for governor, this time from former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan. Ryan's nod comes ...
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'No clear winner' in governor debate, experts sayMar 05, 2014 4:30 am - Despite some pointed questions and critical remarks, there was no knockout punch in Tuesday's televised candidate forum featuring the four Republicans running for govern...