Articles filed under Lt. Governor
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Cohen should have been allowed to runFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - I say let Scott Lee Cohen run for the office of lieutenant governor in Illinois. Are we not the nation of second, third and fourth chances? Leave his past in the past. C...
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GOP Lt. Gov. nominee Plummer says nothing to fear in his backgroundFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor insists there aren't any skeletons in his closet that could bring him down amid a blaze of damaging allegati...
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GOP lieutenant governor pick talks about his past, vision for officeFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - In a wide-ranging interview with the Daily Herald last week, 27-year-old lieutenant governor hopeful Jason Plummer tackled a variety of issues, including S...
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Cohen submits resignation letter to state partyFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Scott Lee Cohen has given Illinois Democratic Party leaders a letter withdrawing himself from the lieutenant governor's race. A spokesman for Illinois House Speaker Mich...
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All is not well with either party in IllinoisFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Question: Why is Illinois politics like Yellowstone's "Old Faithful"? Answer: Because the hot air just keeps on gushing. Example 1, the Democrats. Most of the century's ...
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Brady bides time, but looks ahead to race with QuinnFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Without yet claiming victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary, state Sen. Bill Brady sounded the main themes of his fall campaign after a series of meetings Frida...
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Fox Valley State Rep. Franks says leave Lt. Gov. slot emptyFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A tainted candidate for the lieutenant governor's office has a Fox Valley lawmaker asking his party to leave the office vacant. State Rep. Jack Franks said...
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Cohen earned more votes than BurrisFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It is amazing how our representatives (ie. Durbin, Quinn, Davis) sway in the political winds. Not too long ago, they vowed not to seat Roland Burris to the vacant U.S. ...
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The blame game and the election of Scott CohenFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has offered a couple of understandable shots at the news media in the past week over the Scott Lee Cohen debacle. Questioned abou...
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Madigan proposes eliminating lt. governor's post starting in 2015Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The lieutenant governor's office would be eliminated beginning in 2015 under a proposed state constitutional amendment filed Wednesday by Illinois House Sp...