While the bean counters and the lawyers continue to sift through uncounted absentee and other ballots, we can call the election: Quinn has defeated GOP State Senator Bill Brady.
On the heels of an informative Chicago Tribune editorial board gubernational debate among all five candidates, in an otherwise uninspiring race, the L...
As the race for Governor heats up in California, one of the divisive issues is bright green. Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner both say that they'd suspend the greenhouse gas emissions legislation.
Will the White House attempt to show Gov. Pat Quinn the door à la David Paterson?
Dan Hynes can restore the politics, little remembered, that made the Land of Lincoln a great state rather than an object of national mockery.
Perhaps Proft will be successful. After all, the Illinois governor's office has been a welcoming place for crackpots.
Behind the objection is an unspoken assumption that holding a top public office requires some knowledge and skills that are beyond the reach of an average citizen.