Articles filed under State Executive
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Daley: I’m not prepared for enormity of governor runSep 16, 2013 7:30 pm - Former White House chief of staff William Daley abruptly dropped out of the race for Illinois governor Monday, signaling he wasn’t sure he wanted to devote time to a lon...
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GOP governor candidates visit Barrington areaSep 12, 2013 4:15 pm - The public is invited to a series of open forums hosted by the Cuba Township Republican Committee in the Barrington area to meet and engage with GOP candidates running f...
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Topinka says she’s running for re-electionSep 12, 2013 3:45 pm - Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says she’s hitting the road to announce her candidacy for re-election. Topinka put out a schedule Thursday detailing stops across ...
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White says 5th term could be his last as secretary of stateSep 12, 2013 3:33 pm - While the official re-election bid of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White came as no surprise Thursday, the Chicago Democrat who routinely sets records for support a...
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Rutherford, Dillard name lieutenant governor picksSep 02, 2013 4:10 pm - Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford has chosen a Chicago attorney as his running mate. Steve Kim is a 42-year-old lawyer from Northbrook. He has a Chicago...
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Lt. governor candidate to speak to Palatine RepublicansSep 01, 2013 2:35 pm - The Palatine Township Republican Organization announced that GOP gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale’s pick for lieutenant governor will spea...
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Raoul says he won’t run for governorAug 29, 2013 8:36 pm - State Sen. Kwame Raoul said Thursday he won’t jump into the 2014 race for Illinois governor. The Chicago Democrat had been weighing a primary challenge to Gov. Pat Quin...
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Quinn fires back at Daley over CTA appointmentAug 08, 2013 4:56 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says people criticizing his appointment of an influential Democrat to the Chicago Transit Authority board should “look in their own family.” The Illinois ...
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Quinn signs law to help DuPage consolidation effortsAug 02, 2013 12:12 pm - The work to abolish some of DuPage County’s more than 400 taxing bodies now can begin. Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed into law legislation giving DuPage the authority t...
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Simon to run for state comptrollerJul 31, 2013 9:05 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon ended five months of uncertainty about her political future on Wednesday by launching her 2014 bid for Illinois state comptroller, likely setting h...