Articles filed under State Executive
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Four Democrats who could challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2018Dec 26, 2016 12:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner sent two clear signals when he dumped $50 million into his campaign fund: The 2018 race for Illinois governor will be a rough one, and the c...
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Democratic state lawmakers sue Munger to get paidDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois House Democratic lawmakers are suing Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger, claiming her move to delay lawmakers' paychecks is unconstitutional. The complaint, f...
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Lester: 'Duke' in hospice as fight for Medal of Honor continuesNov 28, 2016 4:30 am - Loren "Duke" Abdalla, age 91 and dealing with advanced colon cancer, says he doesn't dwell on not receiving the Medal of Honor many say he deserves for his heroism in th...
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Ex-Gov. Ryan 'got along well' with Castro but never forgot dictator's brutalityNov 28, 2016 4:00 am - The beginnings of George Ryan's historic trip to Cuba - where he was the first sitting U.S. governor to meet with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro - can be traced back to a p...
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Mendoza beats Munger in Illinois comptroller raceNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - Democrat Susana Mendoza beat Republican incumbent Leslie Munger Tuesday in the race for Illinois comptroller. With 96 percent of the precincts reporting, Mendoza led wit...
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Comptroller candidates claim independence from party leadersOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - Everyone is calling the comptroller's race a referendum on statewide party leadership. Well, everyone except Republican incumbent Leslie Munger and Democratic challenger...
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Endorsement: Munger for Illinois comptrollerOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - Appointed to the position of comptroller after the death of Judy Baar Topinka, Republican Leslie Munger now must come to the voters for permission to fill out the remain...
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Money pouring into comptroller's raceOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - At the end of June, Democrat Susana Mendoza's campaign coffers held nearly four times what Republican state Comptroller Leslie Munger had available to spend on the race....
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Students, industry connect at Elk Grove manufacturing expoOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - Students from around Northwest suburbs mixed with leaders in the manufacturing industry Monday at the 2016 Made in Elk Grove Manufacturing & Technology Expo at Elk Grove...
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Leslie Munger: Candidate ProfileOct 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Back to Comptroller Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that c...