Articles filed under Governor
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Senate leader warns of $3 billion budget holeFeb 17, 2014 12:01 am - Senate President John Cullerton warned Monday of a nearly $3 billion state budget gap - including a $1.6 billion revenue dip with the expiring income tax increase - and ...
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Governor candidates back new building planFeb 17, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - With the largest statewide public construction program in Illinois history nearing its end, all of the 2014 candidates for governor say the state should ap...
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Endorsement: Quinn for Democratic nomination for governorFeb 17, 2014 12:01 am - In five years at the helm of Illinois government, Gov. Pat Quinn has made his share of enemies within his party. But he's notched some significant political successes al...
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GOP governor candidates look at gamblingFeb 15, 2014 10:00 pm - The four Republicans running for a chance to take on Gov. Pat Quinn, who has vetoed two plans to add casinos and venues for slot machines in Illinois, all vary in their ...
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On Republican ballot, Dillard for Illinois governorFeb 15, 2014 3:00 pm - For the state of Illinois, much is at stake in the race for governor this year. The portent has been much reflected in the rhetoric among the four candidates seeking the...
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Rutherford trip lodging becomes GOP campaign issueFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - In his pitch to become Illinois governor, state Treasurer Dan Rutherford boasts of his cheap travel and lodging practices as part of a frugal conservatism that will serv...
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Dillard's teachers union support could mean funding boostFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard picked up the biggest labor endorsement thus far in the Republican race for governor, with the state's largest teachers union backing him on Frid...
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Recorder: Rutherford accuser offered job in DecemberFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Edmund Michalowski started his new job at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds office the same day he filed a federal lawsuit claiming sexual harassment against Illinois Tr...
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Rauner's absence noted at forumFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Although just hours earlier candidate Dan Rutherford had denied allegations in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him, the focus of Monday night's GOP debate was ...
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Kirk Dillard: Candidate ProfileFeb 09, 2014 10:00 pm - Back to Governor Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that coul...