Articles filed under State Executive
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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...
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Fox Valley State Rep. Franks says leave Lt. Gov. slot emptyFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A tainted candidate for the lieutenant governor's office has a Fox Valley lawmaker asking his party to leave the office vacant. State Rep. Jack Franks said...
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Cohen earned more votes than BurrisFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - It is amazing how our representatives (ie. Durbin, Quinn, Davis) sway in the political winds. Not too long ago, they vowed not to seat Roland Burris to the vacant U.S. ...
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The blame game and the election of Scott CohenFeb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has offered a couple of understandable shots at the news media in the past week over the Scott Lee Cohen debacle. Questioned abou...
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Madigan proposes eliminating lt. governor's post starting in 2015Feb 10, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The lieutenant governor's office would be eliminated beginning in 2015 under a proposed state constitutional amendment filed Wednesday by Illinois House Sp...
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Madigan says he warned Cohen things would get worseFeb 09, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Michael Madigan said Tuesday that in his recent conversations with Scott Lee Cohen, he repeatedly suggested the Chicago pawnbroker abandon hi...
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Cohen controversy renews debate over value of the jobFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The controversy surrounding Scott Lee Cohen's nomination and subsequent withdrawal from the race for Illinois lieutenant governor has renewed the debate over whether the...
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GOP: Still no governor candidateFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Nearly a week has now passed with no clear winner in the Republican primary for Illinois governor. Neither state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington nor state Sen. Kirk Dill...