Articles filed under State Executive
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Soapbox: Getting with the cutting programFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Getting with the cutting program: Tuesday, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez took a serious misstep when she declared at nearl...
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Topinka, in an ironic twist, called for jury dutyFeb 08, 2011 11:00 pm - State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka will be getting a taste of her own medicine, so to speak, on Monday. Almost 25 years after her legislation eliminating lawmakers and ...
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Time to recall Gov. QuinnJan 23, 2011 12:00 am - I commend the Daily Herald for the recent assessments of what’s going on in Illinois and America. If I could add my voice, I would say: Number one, we just voted to have...
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Make these two statewide offices oneJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - In November, two Republicans crashed the four-year-long all-Democrat party in Illinois' top offices. And they did it with a commitment to ensuring one of those offices w...
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Quinn sports 'the' tie to inaugurationJan 11, 2011 12:00 am - Some people have lucky pennies, lucky rabbits' feet or even lucky socks. Gov. Pat Quinn, it seems, has a lucky tie. Quinn's purple and navy diagonally striped rep tie,...
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Quinn-ismsJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - During debates, news conferences and campaign stops, Gov. Pat Quinn is well known for using certain catchphrases to make a point. And Monday, as he was sworn in for his ...
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Quinn's suburban roots on display at inaugurationJan 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn's suburban roots were on display at Monday's inauguration ceremonies, as the Hinsdale native officially became governor in his own right. Quinn — an alum...
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Call him the state's chief bachelorJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - Quinn Illinois' first unmarried governor in 61 years
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Civil unions and the churchDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Running for president in 1960, John F. Kennedy fended off concerns that as a Catholic he'd be controlled by the pope. “I am the Democratic candidate for president who al...
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Where's the mandate, Pat?Nov 19, 2010 10:00 pm - What planet is Gov. Quinn from? He believes that his micro-slim win over Brady is a mandate from the citizens of Illinois for his income tax increase. His election merel...