Articles filed under State Executive
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GOP governor hopefuls talk social issues in debateMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - CHICAGO - The four Republicans running for Illinois governor delved into social issues during a televised debate Tuesday, a shift in the increasingly intense primary cam...
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Rauner spreading money around other candidates, groupsMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - As Winnetka businessman Bruce Rauner continues to pump more of his own money into his primary run for governor - including another $1 million Monday - he's also been spr...
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Dillard wins backing of second teachers unionMar 02, 2014 12:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard picked up the backing of another group of educators Sunday as the 100,000-member Illinois Federation of Teachers announced it is endorsing the Hi...
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Two weeks before Election Day, early voting startsFeb 28, 2014 4:30 am - If you've had enough, you can be done Monday. The ads. The sniping. The scandals that are tough to even understand. It can all be over. Traditional early voting in the...
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GOP candidates have much to lose — and gain — from televised debateFeb 27, 2014 4:30 am - The political soap opera that is the Republican gubernatorial primary rolls into Chicago Thursday night with the first televised debate in the region. The showdown betwe...
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Governor candidates sharpen attacks on eve of early votingFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - With a few days to go before early voting starts in Illinois, state Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady sharpened their attacks tonight at the first televised Chicago-area...
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Quinn redirects party campaign funds to charityFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Gov. Pat Quinn and state Sen. Mike Frerichs redirected campaign money to charities after it was revealed earlier this week that a Democratic county org...
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Tune in here for coverage of tonight's GOP governor debateFeb 27, 2014 12:00 am - Watch here at 7 p.m. today for coverage of the Illinois Republican governor candidates' debate. Daily Herald Political Editor Mike Riopell will keep you updated on Twitt...
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Dillard gets retired teachers' backingFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, touted an endorsement Wednesday from the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, further looking to educators to help carr...
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Why do Illinois Republicans look to Indiana's Daniels?Feb 24, 2014 3:30 am - Trying to convince voters they can help fix Illinois' deep fiscal woes, most of the Republican candidates for governor look one state to the east and cite as a role mode...