Articles filed under Governor
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McConnaughay told Rauner he couldn't pick his own replacement on ballotDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A former Republican state senator from St. Charles confirmed she was recruited by outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner to replace him on the ballot shortly after he won the March ...
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What Pritzker's minimum wage increase plan could mean for the suburbsNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - One of Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker's promises on the campaign trail this fall was to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Jobs and wages are what the Democrat liked to ca...
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Suburbs help push Pritzker to victoryNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Suburban voters - a crucial block for first-time Gov. Bruce Rauner four years ago - helped catapult political rookie and Democrat J.B. Pritzker into office Tuesday. Aft...
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Pritzker elected Illinois governor over GOP incumbent RaunerNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Democrat J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire who campaigned on moving Illinois past the political bitterness of the past four years, was elected governor Tuesday over...
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Images: Pritzker, Underwood, and Casten claim victoryNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - See photos from Tuesday's election including the Illinois governor's race, the 6th Congressional and the 14th Congressional races. ...
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How Pritzker, Rauner campaign workers are sizing up the suburban voteNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - With days to go before Illinois' gubernatorial election, Democrat Kristina Zahorik and Republican Aaron Del Mar are planting lawn signs, running phone banks and walking ...
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How would a graduated income tax work in Illinois? Here's how three nearby states do itNov 02, 2018 5:34 am - This story has been updated to clarify that J.B. Pritzker's reference to people paying "13 to 13.5 percent of their income in state taxes" includes sales and other t...
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Accusations fly as residents near Sterigenics fear chemical exposureOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - Willowbrook residents described sick children gasping for air and a disconnected government at a hearing Friday concerning the Sterigenics company, which officials are i...
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Pritzker, Rauner split on free full-day kindergarten, and so are suburban schoolsOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Pritzker, Rauner are split on it, and so are suburban schools
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Rauner jumps on Pritzker for hiring nonunion workers; labor leader unmovedOct 15, 2018 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner called Democratic rival J.B. Pritzker a "fraud" for using nonunion workers to renovate his Chicago home, although the Republican admitted to similar hi...