Articles filed under State Executive
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Northbrook businessman worries lack of education money will dry up talent poolJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Northbrook resident and business owner Pedro Cevallos-Candau joined a chorus of advocates in Springfield Wednesday urging the legislature and Gov. Bruce Rauner to provid...
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More task force ideas on cutting governmentsJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Here are some of the other recommendations included in the final report from the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force to Gov. Bruce Rauner: • ...
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Susana Mendoza: Candidate ProfileDec 31, 2015 10:00 pm - Back to Comptroller We did not ask candidates in uncontested races and most judicial candidates to fill out questionnaires, and in some cases we did not receive respons...
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Leslie Munger: Candidate ProfileDec 31, 2015 10:00 pm - Back to Comptroller We did not ask candidates in uncontested races and most judicial candidates to fill out questionnaires, and in some cases we did not receive respons...
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Eileen Quinn, mother of former Gov., dies at 98Nov 21, 2015 12:00 am - Irish mothers are renowned for fierce protectiveness of their broods, and Eileen Quinn was no exception. Though well into her late 90s and largely confined to a wheelcha...
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Munger: Illinois can't afford November pension paymentOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' comptroller says the state doesn't have enough money in its checkbook to make its $560 million November payment to state pension systems. Retirees will continu...
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Suburban Democrats key in Rauner vs. unions battleAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers have set up a potential showdown with Gov. Bruce Rauner over a proposal he's called a “direct frontal assault on the taxpayers of Illinois.” Suburban Democrats...
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Cook County Democrats won't endorse Duckworth or Zopp in U.S. Senate raceAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Three suburban candidates for top offices did not win the endorsement of Cook County Democrats over their Chicago challengers. The county Democratic organization will no...
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Munger: Budget pinch will hit non-profits 'very quickly'Jul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban nonprofit organizations like the Ray Graham Association are likely to feel the pain of the state's budget impasse very soon, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger ...
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Vernon Hills declines action on Gov. Rauner's 'turnaround agenda'Apr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Vernon Hills officials agree Illinois has financial problems, but passed on the idea that Gov. Bruce Rauner's "turnaround agenda" is the way to solve them. The village b...