Articles filed under Governor
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Can Dillard ride opposite rails of teacher pension reform?Jan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - State Sen. Kirk Dillard is trying to ride wildly diverging forces to victory in his Republican bid for governor, banking on support from both a powerful teachers union a...
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Vote against bad governingJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - For years, Governor Quinn has walked with the Democrats in the Wheaton Fourth of July Parade. Recently on his watch, violent prisoners were released from prison to save...
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GOP hopefuls barnstorm across suburbsJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Campaign signs lined the driveway of the Schaumburg Golf Club Saturday morning as Republican candidates in the Feb. 2 primary began a daylong barnstorming tour across su...
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Democrats offer conditional support of gambling expansionJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In the Democratic primary, both Pat Quinn, the current governor, and state Comptroller Dan Hynes offer conditional support for gambling expansion. Hynes' ...
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Gambling issues divide GOP governor candidatesJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The issue of gambling offers clear divisions among the candidates for governor. In the Republican primary, gambling expansion splits the seven candidates. ...
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Candidate forums scheduled throughout the suburbsJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - • The Elgin Area League of Women Voters will hold a candidates forum at 2 p.m. today at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. Contested Kane County office candidates ...
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Ryan no friend to Second AmendmentJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - A Fence Post letter on Dec. 30 by Jerry Marches proclaimed Jim Ryan the best candidate for governor. I believe Herald readers should know some things before jumping to t...
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Gov. candidates taking cash from companies with state tiesJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - In a campaign where every candidate is championing ethics and reform, a review of early fundraising reports shows many of those seeking to be governor are taking money f...
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Hynes the clear choice for Democratic governorJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - A year ago, when the governorship was thrust upon Democrat Pat Quinn in times of historic duress, we knew the task before him was enormous. We also knew he would have th...
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Signs must stay off public propertyJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Kirk Dillard wants to save taxpayers' money? I am dismayed at the amount of illegal campaign advertising signs on public lands that Kirk Dillard, Republican candidate fo...