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GOP Moves To Block Gitmo Detainees From Coming To Illinois Prison

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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A plan to transfer prisoners currently held at Guantanamo Bay to a nearly deserted Illinois jail is sharply dividing the state's politicians, with Dem...

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Pat Quinn, Dick Durbin Try To Build Support For Gitmo Inmates' Relocation To Thomson Prison In Illinois

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday tried to build support and counter criticism of a proposal to sell a prison in rura...

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Andy McKenna Gets Blessing Of House GOP Leader Tom Cross For Governor

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 11.12.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois state Rep. Tom Cross, minority leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, today endorsed former state Republican Party Chairman Andy Mc...

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GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Tee Off On Former Colleague Obama

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago

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President Obama's former colleagues in the Illinois state Senate used him as a punching bag Thursday in the first debate among all seven Republicans r...

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Is Illinois Republican Governor Candidate Bill Brady a True Fiscal Conservative?

David Ormsby | Posted 11.04.2009 | Chicago

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David Ormsby

When Bill Brady's 2006 campaign expenses exceeded campaign income he borrowed, just like the State of Illinois has done to pay its bills. What's the difference?

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Andy McKenna Joins Crowded GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Fox Chicago | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

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There's new drama in the Illinois governor's race and it's within the same political party. ...

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Gubernatorial Gambit

Shawn Healy | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jim Ryan, Union League Club, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Adam Andrzejewski, Bob Schillerstrom, Kirk Dillard, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Andy McKenna, Chris Robling, Chicago News
Shawn Healy

Although the intra-party battles have stayed under-the-radar to date, they will undoubtedly heat up as the mercury outside dives. Case in point was the Republican candidate forum.

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Catholics Dominate Illinois Governor's Race

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

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Those running for Illinois governor have their share of differences, but religion is not really one of them....

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Andy McKenna, Former State GOP Chair, Matt Murphy Team Up In Governor's Race

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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Former Illinois Republican party chairman Andy McKenna and State Sen. Matt Murphy(R-Palatine) are teaming up to form an unofficial ticket in the 2010 ...

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Andy McKenna Abruptly Resigns As Illinois GOP Chairman

Huffington Post | Posted 09.20.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna abruptly resigned Thursday. "I reach this decision recognizing that I do not intend to seek re-electi...

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Illinois GOP Clearing Senate Field: McKenna Won't Run If Mark Kirk Does, Kirk Announcement 'Soon'

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 08.13.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Mark Kirk said Monday he expects to make an announcement about a run for statewide office soon - hours after the chairman of t...

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Mark Kirk Denies Report He's Out Of Senate Race, Deciding Over Weekend

Huffington Post | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago

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U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk is denying a report that he has decided not to run for the Senate in part to avoid a primary with the Illinois Republican Party Ch...

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Andy McKenna, Illinois GOP Chief, Eyes Senate Run

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

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The head of the Illinois Republican Party is making a move to run for the U.S. Senate. Andy McKenna Jr. is due in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to meet...

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GOP Chairman: Party Can't Have Another Bitter Primary In 2010

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 05.13.2009 | Chicago

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llinois' Republican chairman acknowledged today that his party's often-bitter 2006 primary for governor "was not constructive" in helping nominee Judy...

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Blagojevich Indictment Reaction: Burris, Durbin, Quinn, Rush, GOP Leaders

AP | Posted 05.03.2009 | Chicago

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The reactions of leading Illinois politicians to the Blagojevich indictment, as assembled by the AP: CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it's a s...

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Battle to Save the Illinois Republican Party has Unlikely Foes

Ray Hanania | Posted 04.27.2009 | Chicago

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Ray Hanania

If you had to trace the total collapse of the Illinois Republican Party to any single move or person, it would be to that date and to that former governor.

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Illinois GOP Chief: Senate Should Boot Burris If He Won't Resign

Associated Press | Posted 03.27.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The head of the Illinois Republican Party says the U.S. Senate should kick Roland Burris out of office since he won't resign...

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Illinois GOP Rips Quinn On First Day As Governor

AP | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - New Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is already getting heat from the GOP. The Illinois Republican Party says Quinn's first act as governo...

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Illinois GOP Rips Democrats Over Burris

AP | Posted 02.15.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- On the day Roland Burris was sworn in as a new U.S. senator, the Illinois Republican Party blasted Democrats for letting the state bec...

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GOP Leader Opposes Ryan Commutation, Criticizes Durbin

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.01.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna on Monday criticized the push to have President Bush commute the sentence of the state's former Repub...

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