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Lisa Madigan, Other State Officials Staying Mum On Tax Hike

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 07.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Tax Increase, Lisa Madigan, Jesse White, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- As the governor and legislators struggle to balance the state budget, Illinois' other statewide elected officials are largel...

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Burris Buried By Other Candidates In New Senate Race Poll

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 04.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Roland Burris Senate, Burris 2010, Dan Hynes, Burris Second Term, Alexi Giannoulias, Roland Burris, Giannoulias Burris, Chicago News

Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is drawing single digits in a primary with two other candidates, according to a new poll. [...] The poll matched him with ...

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Sara Feigenholtz Fights for Emanuel's Seat

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 04.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Women's Issues, Twitter, Roland Burris, Facebook, Illinois Fifth District Race, Emily's List, Barack Obama, Breaking Political News, Chicago Politics, Dan Hynes, Bush Administration, Rahm Emanuel, Rod Blagojevich, Women's Health, FamilyCare Bill, Mammograms, Health Care, Sara Feigenholtz, Chicago News
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Using the Obama model of building a strong grassroots base, Feigenholtz has tapped into the social media playbook with a profile on Facebook and updates on Twitter.

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Hynes Endorses Feigenholtz In Emanuel Replacement Race

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 03.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Dan Hynes, Hynes Feigenholtz, Rahm Emanuel Replacement, Il-5, Illinois Special Election, Illinois Fifth District Race, Sara Feigenholtz, Chicago News

Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes today will become the first statewide elected official to make an endorsement in the hotly contested race to replace fo...

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Washington Post, Tribune, Local Democrats Call For Burris Resignation

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Quigley Burris, David Orr Burris, Roland Burris Perjury, Rod Blagojevich, David Orr, Roland Burris, Burris Tribune Resign, Mike Quigley, Burris Investigation, Roland Burris Senate Ethics Inquiry, Video, Washington Post Burris, Susana Mendoza, Phil Hare, Dan Hynes, Chicago News

SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST UPDATES Barely a month after being sworn in as a U.S. Senator, Roland Burris is being called on to resign by the Chicago T...

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Broke State Unable To Pay Struggling Social Service Agencies

Chicago Defender | Wendell Hutson | Posted 03.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Vendor Payments, Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Illinois State Bills, Dan Hynes, Chicago News

About 60 vendors attended a town hall meeting Monday on the South Side hosted by Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes to find out when they can expect payme...

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Democratic Leaders Seek To Move Beyond Blago: 'There Is No Need To Be Ashamed'

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 03.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Legacy, DuPage County Democrats, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Democrats, Alexi Giannoulias, Blagojevich Scandal, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

A gathering of Democrats in DuPage County, once seemingly a counter-intuitive phrase, drew more than 500 people as well as Illinois' statewide officer...

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Quinn Not Ruling Out Tax Increase To Plug Massive Budget Hole

AP | Posted 03.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Pat Quinn Tax Increase, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn State Budget, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Illinois Budget Fixes, Chicago News

CHICAGO - New Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it will take "sacrifice" to fix a state budget deficit that could be as high as $9 billion. Quinn isn't sa...

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Thanks, Blago: Illinois Budget Deficit Nearly $9 Billion

AP | Posted 03.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget Crisis, Illinois Budget Deficit, Dan Hynes, Illinois Budget, Illinois Stimulus Funds, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois state government faces an even bigger budget crisis than anyone realized. The combined budget deficit for this year...

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Blagojevich Disregards Obama's List Of Candidates For Senate Seat

thehill.com | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Tammy Duckworth, Cheryle Jackson., Jesse Jackson Jr, Dan Hynes, Danny Davis Blagojevich, Jan Schakowsky, Danny Davis Obama, Obama Disregarded, Lisa Madigan, Obama's List of Candidates, Obama Blagojevich, Chicago News

Barack Obama believed that seven candidates were "highly qualified" to succeed him in the Senate, but the two people Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D)...

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Blagojevich Scandal Delays State Debt Offering

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Dan Hynes, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Debt, Blagojevich Indictment, Lisa Madigan, Blagojevich Corruption, Illinois Debt Offering, Standard & Poor Illinois, Illinois Bonds, Chicago News

The corruption scandal surrounding Gov. Rod Blagojevich is already affecting the state's precarious finances. Illinois has postponed a $1.4-billion s...

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Illinois Politicians Call On Blagojevich To Resign

The Huffington Post | Seth Maxon | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Dan Manzullo, Pat Quinn, Jesse Jackson Jr., Dick Durbin, Blagojevich Arrested, Alexi Giannoulias, Blagojevich Indictment, Bill Brady, Obama Senate Seat, John Fritchey, Dan Hynes, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Emil Jones, Jan Schakowsky, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Lisa Madigan, Tom Cross, Jim Edgar, Blagojevich Corruption, Jackson Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr Blagojevich, Illinois House of Representatives, Chicago News

Illinois politicians moved quickly to repudiate Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest early Tuesday on federal corruption charges. Lt. Gov. Pat Q...

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Illinois To Borrow $1.4 Billion To Pay Bills

Daily Herald | John Patterson and Joseph Ryan | Posted 01.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Illinois Schools, Dan Hynes, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois $1.4B Loan, Illinois Budget Backlog, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Debt, Illinois Health Care, Illinois Loan, Chicago News

Illinois will borrow $1.4 billion to make payments to schools, health care providers and others who've been waiting months to be reimbursed by the sta...

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Senate Democrats Consider Tax Increase

STLtoday.com | Kurt Erickson | Posted 12.15.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Senate, Donne Trotter, Dan Hynes, Rod Blagojevich, James Clayborne, Illinois State Senate, Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Taxes, Illinois Budget Problems, Illinois Senate Democrats, Chicago News

Democrats who control the Illinois Senate hinted Thursday that some kind of tax increase may be on the horizon. With the state's backlog of unpaid bi...

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State Facing $4 Billion Bill Backlog: Comptroller

AP | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois State Comptroller, Dan Hynes, Illinois Backlog, Illinois Bill Backlog, Illinois Budget Problems, Chicago News

The state of Illinois' backlog of unpaid bills has climbed to nearly $4 billion - the largest total in state history. Comptroller Daniel Hynes warned...

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Obama's Replacement: Blagojevich Mulls Senate Pick

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 12.09.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Indictment News Updates, 12-9-08: ILLINOIS GOVERNOR CHARGED WITH TRYING TO SELL OBAMA'S SEAT ARRESTED THIS MO...

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Financial Crisis Squeezing Civic Budgets

Crain's Chicago Business | Monée Fields-White and Mike Colias | Posted 11.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Wall Street Crisis, Mayor Daley, Dan Hynes, Recession, Illinois Budget, Illinois Debt, Chicago Budget Deficit, Illinois Budget Crisis, Chicago Bduget Shortfall, Aurora Budget, Evanston Budget, Oak Brook Budget, Chicago Budget, Chicago News

Local governments are bracing for deeper budget shortfalls as the financial crisis hammers everything from sales tax revenue to pension funds. The st...

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Lisa Madigan 'Thinking About' Gubernatorial Run

AP | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lisa Madigan Governor, Madigan Governor, Illinois Governor's Race, Dan Hynes, 2010 Election, Madigan Balgojevich, Alexi Giannoulias, Lisa Madigan, Chicago News

The next gubernatorial election is still two years away, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan acknowledges she's "thinking about" a run for the state's t...

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Illinois Can't Pay Mounting Bills

Southtown Star | Doug Finke | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Mark Schmidt, Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Deficit, Dan Hynes, Illinois Economy, Chicago Economy, Chicago News

Illinois finished the first three months of its budget year in some of its worst financial shape ever, with a mountain of unpaid bills and record dela...

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What Veto?

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Ethics, Illinois Ethics Bill, Dan Hynes, Emil Jones, Rod Blagojevich, Obama Emil Jones, Illinois Campaign Finance Reform, Illinois Ethics Legislation, Illinois Pay to Play, Illinois Senate Ethics, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Senate passed one of the state's more fundamental post-Watergate campaign finance reforms _ a measure supporter...

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Illinois Politicians Audition At Convention

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Democratic Convention, Obama Senate Seat, Dan Hynes, Jesse Jackson Jr., Alexi Giannoulias, Chicago Night, Miguel Del Valle, Obama Replacements, Lisa Madigan, Barack Obama, Chicago News

Four Illinois Democrats considered to be at or near the top of the list for a Senate appointment if Barack Obama becomes president had their national ...

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Lynn Sweet: Chicagoans To Tell Obama's Story At Convention

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Democratic Convention, Craig Robinson, Tom Balanoff, Jesse Jackson Jr., Dick Durbin, Alexi Giannoulias, Democratic Convention Denver, Denver 2008, Miguel Del Valle, Obama Chicago Unions, Barack Obama, Tammy Duckworth, Obama Chicago Connections, Dan Hynes, Jerry Kellman, Democratic National Convention Denver, Jan Schakowsky, Obama Chicaago Politics, Obama Chicago, Chicago and Democratic Convention, Obama Chicago Friends, Lisa Madigan, Obama Chicago Ties, Chicago News

When Alexi Giannoulias was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago in the mid-1990s, one of the guys he would play pick-up basketball games with...

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