Articles filed under State Executive
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Quinn says he's encouraged Duckworth to weigh lt. gov.'s postFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn says he told Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth that she should let him know if she's interested in being Illinois' lieutenant governor. Quinn on ...
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Dillard still down, not conceding in GOP Gov. raceFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - All the votes should be counted, but a winner in the Republican primary for Illinois governor is still not certain more than two weeks after voters went to the polls. S...
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Dillard hopes final bunch of votes beats BradyFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Election officials across the state are scheduled to finish counting absentee and provisional ballots today, offering an unofficial tally that could foresh...
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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, Dillard play nice as final GOP votes await countingFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - In separate appearances across the state, the leading Republican candidates for governor kept things cordial Friday as the two men remained in a near tie that could be b...
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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...