Articles filed under Governor
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Quinn makes Rauner's tax returns a campaign issueJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn called on Republican challenger Bruce Rauner to release complete income tax returns, saying Tuesday that the documents could reveal potential conflicts of...
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Voters as state elections loom: Can we just leave Illinois?Jul 07, 2014 1:01 am - The people of Illinois are feeling particularly gloomy about their state, with its high unemployment, billions of dollars in debt, decades-long battles against corruptio...
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Editorial: Frat party politics bad for IllinoisJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - First there was Quinnochio. Then the guys in chicken suits. And now fake emails. You'd think it was pledge week at Delta House rather than election season in Illinois. W...
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Quinn makes minor cuts to $35.7 billion budgetJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday largely approved a 2015 state budget he has criticized as "incomplete" for not extending a temporary income tax increase, setting off another ba...
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Fake news releases latest twist in governor's raceJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - The latest campaign tactic in an already heated race for Illinois governor - fake news releases - drew a scolding Friday from the state's highest-ranking Democrat. U.S...
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Gay marriage advocates criticize Rauner's stanceJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Gay rights supporters are using the upcoming Chicago Pride Parade to draw attention to Republican Bruce Rauner's statements that he would have vetoed Illinois' same-sex ...
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Quinn won't testify about anti-violence programJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says he has no intentions of testifying before a legislative commission about the scandal-laden anti-violence program he started in 2010. The Chicago Dem...
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Admission questions resurface for RaunerJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - The issue of how Republican Bruce Rauner's daughter was admitted into an elite Chicago public school resurfaced in the Illinois governor's race this week with a top scho...
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Quinn dismisses Rauner's business planJun 26, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn is brushing off proposals by Republican challenger Bruce Rauner that call for ending some corporate tax breaks and "special deals" he claims are unfair to...
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Rauner proposes ending some corporate tax breaksJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner called Wednesday for ending certain corporate tax breaks and "special deals" he says are unfair to Illinois' working fami...