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State jobs screened for political ties after hiringApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - When questions arose about political hiring at the Illinois Department of Transportation, Gov. Pat Quinn's administration evaluated several jobs that alrea...
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Rauner wants Quinn to release hiring documentsApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner is calling on Gov. Pat Quinn to release documents related to a federal complaint alleging improper hiring in the Illinois...
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Quinn patronage allegations provide fodder for RaunerApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - Allegations painting a culture of patronage hiring in Gov. Pat Quinn's administration became an election-year obstacle for the Chicago Democrat on Wednesday as good gove...
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Quinn's taxes show little change from year beforeApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has released 2013 income tax returns showing he earned roughly the same as previous years and donated a little more to charity than in 2012. The handwrit...
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Illinois GOP leaders to urge immigration reformApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - Candidate for governor Bruce Rauner and other top Illinois Republicans will join the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition at a gathering next week to urge Congress to...
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Quinn, Rauner release donation totalsApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner have filed their latest campaign reports with the state. Rauner on Tuesday announced he raised more than $9 million...
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Quinn tour highlights questions of taxesApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's tour of the state to push his program aimed at helping first-time homebuyers quickly turned political Monday as both he and his Republican gubernatorial...
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Quinn, Rauner spar on educationApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner held little back in their first meeting of the 2014 campaign, with Rauner telling an influential teache...
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Chicago pension deal creates quandary for QuinnApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - The legislature's approval of a plan to reduce Chicago's multibillion-dollar pension shortfall is creating an election-year quandary for Gov. Pat Quinn, who must decide ...
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Vallas: Don't ask local schools to pay for pensionsApr 03, 2014 1:00 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate says he doesn't like the idea of making local school districts pay more of the cost of their teac...