Dan Proft

Illinois Primary Postmortem

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Governor's Race, Jim Ryan, Adam Andrzejewski, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Voter Turnout, Kirk Dillard, Recount, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Illinois Primary, Andy McKenna, Harold Washington Ad, Barack Obama, Chicago News
Shawn Healy

A recount in the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary could take weeks or even months, shattering party unity and undermining their best shot at the Governor's Mansion in more than a decade.

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Illinois Primary 2010: Tea Partiers Downplay Rebuke At Polls

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Party Movement, Illinois Senate Race, Dan Proft, Adam Andrzejewski, Patrick Hughes, Mark Kirk, Tea Party, Scott Brown, Chicago News

Lost in the coverage of the extremely tight Republican and Democratic governor's primaries, and the upcoming Giannoulias/Kirk showdown for Senate, wer...

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Big Field Of Republicans Look To Turn Around Party's Fortunes

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois GOP, Illinois Politics, Dan Proft, GOP Candidates, Mark Kirk, Gop, Jim Ryan, Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard, Judy Baar Topinka, Illinois Republican Party, Chicago News

Even as the economy sputters and calls for tax hikes ring across the state, few apparently want to challenge incumbents in their own political party....

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Prison Politics: Illinois GOP Moves To Block Gitmo Transfer Plan

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Gubernatorial Gambit

Shawn Healy | Posted 05.25.2011

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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GOP Candidates Targeting Black Voters In Illinois Gubernatorial Primary

Chicago Sun-Times | LAURA WASHINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Republican Primary, Illinois Governor, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois GOP, 2010 Elections, Proft, Brady, Elections 2010, Chicago News

Two unusual suspects have stepped off the treadmill and caught my eye. Republican candidates Dan Proft and state Sen. Bill Brady are Going Where No Re...

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

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Illinois Republican Governor Primary, Illinois Politics, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Adam Andrzejewski, Chicago, Bob Schillerstrom, Kirk Dillard, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Andy McKenna, Paul Wood, Jim Ryan, Chicago News
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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Catholics Dominate Illinois Governor's Race

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Dan Proft, Bob Schillerstrom, Adam Andrzejewski, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady, Ed Scanlan, Catholocism, Andy McKenna, Chicago News

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

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GOP Can't Find 'Strong Pro-Business Candidate For Governor': Crain's

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Schillerstrom, Dan Proft, Matt Murphy, Ty Fahner, Adam Andrzejewski, Illinois Governor 2010, Kirk Dillard, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady, Republican Party, Chicago News

A yearlong effort by big Illinois GOP donors to find and back a strong pro-business candidate for governor has failed, with no consensus in sight for ...

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GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Proft Proposes Income Hike for State Lawmakers, Grabs Crackpot Crown

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Illinois Politics, Dan Proft, Illinois Bond Downgrade, Rod Blagojevich, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Bond Rating, Illinois Bonds, Dan Proft Governor, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Perhaps Proft will be successful. After all, the Illinois governor's office has been a welcoming place for crackpots.

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Dan Hynes Planning Run For Governor

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes plans to run for governor, a Democrat close to the Hynes campaign told The Associated Press on Friday, ...

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Dan Hynes Stockpiles $3.5M Toward Possible Run For Governor

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Comptroller Daniel Hynes reported Monday that he has built up a campaign bankroll of $3.5 million as he considers challengin...

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Kirk Dillard Announces Campaign For Governor, 'Glad' Madigan Out Of The Race

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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HINSDALE, Ill. (AP) -- Republican Kirk Dillard launched his campaign for Illinois governor on Wednesday just as a leading potential Democratic contend...

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Aaron Schock, '80s Music Headline Chicago Young Republicans Party

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 05.25.2011

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You are not alone. That was the message for the estimated 700 Chicago Republicans who packed into the Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville Monday night for an ...

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Doug Whitley Drops Bid For Illinois Governor, Dan Proft Jumps In

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Doug Whitley, the CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, is abandoning his campaign for governor. In a statement posted on his campaign web site, W...

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