Articles filed under Governor
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Brady not right for IllinoisOct 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidate Bill Brady, a 17-year Springfield politician and nonunion employer, claims that he will cut the state budget by 10 percent. While this may appeal to some, we n...
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Debates set for Senate, governorOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - With less than a month to go until the Nov. 2 election, a handful of debates remain for candidates for U.S. Senate and governor. In the Senate race, a debate between Dem...
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Brady: No social agendaOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Only parental notification on governor hopeful's list
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Our pick for governor: Bill BradyOct 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The state of the state, unfortunately, is not good. And in saying that, we could point to varied evidence. Illinois' sorry legacy of corruption makes it a laughing stock...
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Will term limits prompt real change?Oct 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' political culture, long derided as corrupt, has traditionally rested tremendous power in the hands of select political insiders for extended periods of time. T...
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Quinn back stabs ordinary taxpayersOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn has given the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unionized state employees a 3 percent raise this year. He has scheduled to give the...
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Quinn, Giannoulias counting on ObamaOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias isn't the only Illinois Democrat who needs help from President Barack Obama when he's back in town. Gov. Pat Quinn is leaning on Obama...
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Quinn: Education is solution to deficitOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - While Gov. Pat Quinn has accused his opponent of telling voters fairy tales about balancing the budget, he provided only a hazy picture Monday of how he would close the ...
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Disappointment, hope at Cohen job fairOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - CHERRY VALLEY -- Martina Love had two words to describe the job fair hosted by Scott Lee Cohen, the independent candidate for Illinois governor: false advertisement. Out...
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Looking at the art behind those political ads, mailersOct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - There's the Americana theme, looking back to a simpler, more stable time. Others are downright creepy -- with ghoulish looking characters leaping off the page and screen...