Articles filed under Governor
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Staff says governor 'doing his job' through appearancesJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - As the Feb. 2 primary nears, Gov. Pat Quinn is embracing the power of incumbency, cutting a swath of ribbons and announcing millions worth of construction ...
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Illinois political chaos a pain in neck for ObamaJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that n...
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Dirty tricks, robocalls aren't winning votesJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - I am thoroughly disgusted with the type of political war that it being passed off as a campaign. As a voter, I want to know how each candidate plans to solve the problem...
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Ryan wants GOP investigation into McKenna made publicJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Republican governor candidate Jim Ryan on Thursday called on party officials to make public all documents related to an investigation of former GOP Chairma...
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Video gambling a growing target for candidatesJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - With the promised windfalls of cash from legalized video gambling increasingly in question, the politics behind the massive expansion appear to be steering away as gover...
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Burris blasts Hynes' ad campaignJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, the first black man ever elected statewide, on Wednesday called a recent campaign ad invoking deceased Chicago Mayor Harold Washington "an abomi...
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Attack ads come on strong in final weekJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Strong statements hit the airwaves over Senate, governor primary races
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Internal GOP report expands on McKenna admonishmentJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State Republican party officials concluded that governor hopeful Andy McKenna "compounded one ethical misstep with another" when he used party resources to...
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GOP governor debate grows testier as election nearsJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - The Republican candidates for governor fired insults and accusations at each other in a Tuesday night debate but saved some of the toughest comments for an opponent who ...
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Governor's race tightens in final weekJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - With the race to claim their respective party nominations now down to its final week, Republican and Democratic candidates for governor crisscrossed the state Tuesday, b...