Articles filed under Governor
-
Governor candidates have no qualms cashing big checksJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - After a year in which Illinois politicians passed landmark laws to rein in moneyed interests, candidates for governor are having no qualms about cashing big checks while...
-
Quinn campaign continues to blast Hynes adJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn's campaign is keeping up its criticism of a campaign ad by Comptroller Dan Hynes that features the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Quinn's campaign ...
-
Schillerstrom drops out of gov.'s race, backs RyanJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Naperville Republican Bob Schillerstrom dropped his bid for governor Friday and threw his weight in DuPage County behind former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan. "I'm ...
-
GOP needs Brady, a true conservativeJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Finally Republicans have a candidate to get excited about. After years of lackluster candidates and dull campaigns, I'm excited to be supporting Bill Brady, and I want t...
-
Quinn, Hynes unveil new ads aimed at black votersJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - The two Democratic candidates for governor stepped up their attacks Thursday, hours before they were to face off in their second televised debate this week, with competi...
-
Hynes, McKenna bring big cash to campaignsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Comptroller Dan Hynes is dominating Gov. Pat Quinn in campaign cash as he fights to oust his fellow Chicago Democrat, while Republican Andy McKenna has the most campaign...
-
Quinn's mom loaned $100K to gov. campaignJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The drive to raise cash in aggressive primaries for governor is apparently so intense even Gov. Pat Quinn's mother loaned her son's campaign $100,000 and Republican Andy...
-
Quinn, Hynes spar on scandals, taxes in debateJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes battled over whose tax hike plan was better Tuesday while trading blows over blame for grave robbing and setting violent crimina...
-
It's time to dump Quinn and StrogerJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Both Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Board President Todd Stroger seem to think that tax increases are the cure all for budget deficits. However, when businesses shutter ...
-
Getting the job done - but which job? - on the campaign trailJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - With only two weeks to go before the Feb. 2 primaries, Democratic candidate for governor Pat Quinn's political schedule has been relatively bare, containing few public e...