Sustainability| More...
 

Illinois Governor Race

Rival's Video Says Quinn Nods Off While Woman Recounts Health Care Nightmare (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn Asleep, Hynes Quinn, Video, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Midge Hough, Chicago News

Did Gov. Pat Quinn fall asleep during Wednesday afternoon's gubernatorial debate? A video released by a rival campaign makes it appear that he did. "...

Read Whole Story

At Democratic Governor Debate, Quinn Touts Many 'Missions Accomplished' As Hynes Assails Rival's Credibility

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Quinn Hynes Debate, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Quinn Missions Accomplished, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Chicago News

Gov. Pat Quinn declared his days are filled with "missions accomplished" on issues such as ethics reform and job creation at a debate this morning, bu...

Read Whole Story

Congressman Gutierrez Endorses Quinn For Governor (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Ed Scanlan, Dan Hynes, Luis Gutierrez, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn Endorsements, Chicago News

Gov. Pat Quinn has landed the backing of eight-term Congressman and immigration rights champion Rep. Luis Gutierrez, the latest in a series of endorse...

Read Whole Story

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

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

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Andy McKenna, Illinois Governor 2010, Tom Cross, Chicago News

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

Read Whole Story

Ed Scanlan Says He Was Disinvited From Gubernatorial Debate, Implicates Hynes

Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Hynes Scanlan, Illinois Governor Race, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor 2010, Ed Scanlan, Chicago News

Long shot gubernatorial candidate Ed Scanlan claims he was disinvited from a Democratic debate and thinks it may have something to do with a rival cam...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Lands Endorsements, Jabs With Hynes Over Blago Ties

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn, Dick Mell, Illinois Governor 2010, Dan Hynes, John Fritchey, Ira Silverstein, Quinn Hynes, Lou Lang, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago News

Updated The fierce intra-party feuding between Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes reached a new pitch Friday after Quinn announced his latest s...

Read Whole Story

GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Tee Off On Former Colleague Obama

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

Read More: Illinois Governor 2010, Kirk Dillard, Illinois Governor Debate, Illinois Governor Race, Bill Brady, Andy McKenna, Jim Ryan, Barack Obama, Chicago News

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...

Read Whole Story

Hynes Rebuffs Quinn's Call For Truce Following Negative Ad (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Governor 2010, Quinn Hynes Spa Ad, Pat Quinn Ads, Hynes Quinn Truce, Chicago News

After weeks of bitter intra-party feuding that has played out in the form of millions of dollars worth of competing TV ads, Gov. Pat Quinn is offering...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Confident Rival Hynes Will Approve Loan

Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn Budget, Pat Quinn Loan, Pat Quinn, Illinois Governor 2010, Dan Hynes Comptroller, Dan Hynes, Chicago News

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he doesn't think politics will stop a short-term loan from getting approved by the state's comptroller....

Read Whole Story

Andy McKenna Joins Crowded GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Fox Chicago | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Governor, Andy McKenna, Illinois Governor 2010, Andy Mckenna Governor, Chicago News

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

Read Whole Story

GOP Candidates Targeting Black Voters In Illinois Gubernatorial Primary

Chicago Sun-Times | LAURA WASHINGTON | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

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, 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...

Read Whole Story

Catholics Dominate Illinois Governor's Race

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

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....

Read Whole Story

Jim Ryan Running For Governor Again: Spokesman

Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jim Ryan Governor, Illinois Governor Race, Jim Ryan, Illinois Governor 2010, Chicago News

Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is set to officially enter the race for governor. ...

Read Whole Story

Pat Quinn Formally Kicks Off Run For Governor

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Governor 2010, Pat Quinn Election, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who succeeded ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich in January, has formally declared his run for a full term. Quinn, ...

Read Whole Story

Jim Ryan Inches Closer To Run For Governor Despite Stuart Levine Tie

Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jim Ryan Governor, Illinois Governor Race, Jim Ryan, Illinois Governor 2010, Stuart Levine, Chicago News

Part of the reason that former Attorney General Jim Ryan's emerging entry into this year's race for governor comes as such a surprise to political obs...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Fires Back At Hynes In New Ad (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Video, Pat Quinn Ad, Illinois Governor 2010, Chicago News

The gubernatorial ad wars, they have begun. As expected, Gov. Pat Quinn this weekend responded to state Comptroller Dan Hynes' recent TV ad with a sp...

Read Whole Story

Jim Edgar To Endorse Kirk Dillard For Governor

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Kirk Dillard, Jim Edgar, Edgar Dillard, Illinois Governor 2010, Chicago News

UPDATED One of the state's most prominent Republicans is throwing his weight behind a candidate in the crowded GOP gubernatorial primary. Former Gov...

Read Whole Story

Hynes Knocks Quinn Tax Plan In First TV Ad Of 2010 Race (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Illinois Governor Race, Video, Quinn Tax Plan, Illinois Governor 2010, Hynes Ad, Hynes Tax Plan, Chicago News

State Comptroller Dan Hynes elevated a verbal spat to the airwaves Thursday, releasing the first major television ad of the 2010 gubernatorial campaig...

Read Whole Story

Ed Scanlan: Oak Park Trial Lawyer Enters Race For Governor

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn, Ed Scanlan Governor, Ed Scanlan, Dan Hynes, Illinois Governor 2010, Chicago News

A third Democrat is wading into the race for governor. Oak Park trial lawyer Ed Scanlan took his first plunge into electoral politics Thursday with a...

Read Whole Story

Jim Ryan, Former GOP Attorney General, Eyes Second Run For Governor

Chicago Tribune | John Chase | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jim Ryan Governor, Illinois Governor Race, Jim Ryan, Illinois Governor 2010, Chicago News

Two-time Republican Attorney General Jim Ryan, who left politics nearly seven years after losing a bid for governor to Rod Blagojevich, is contemplati...

Read Whole Story

Mike Quigley Endorses Pat Quinn For Governor Over Hynes

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Mike Quigley, Video, Dan Hynes, Illinois Governor 2010, Quigley Quinn, Illinois Governor Race, Chicago News

U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley endorsed Pat Quinn Monday in the governor's bid for outright election to the job he inherited after Rod Blagojevich was impeach...

Read Whole Story

Will Obama Intervene in Illinois Gubernatorial Primary Between Pat Quinn and Dan Hynes?

David Ormsby | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Politics, Thom Serafin, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Kurth Lampe, Kevin Lampe, Serafin and Associates, Barack Obama, David Paterson, Jeff Schoenberg, 2010 Illinois Democratic Primary, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois Governor Race, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Will the White House attempt to show Gov. Pat Quinn the door à la David Paterson?

Read Post

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Matt Murphy Lieutenant Governor, Matt Murphy Governor, Andy McKenna, Matt Murphy, Illinois Governor 2010, Andy Mckenna Governor, Chicago News

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 ...

Read Whole Story

Quinn Campaign Getting Unprecedented Union Support

Chicago Sun-Times | ABDON M. PALLASCH | Posted 11.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn Governor, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn Unions, Pat Quinn, Teamsters Quinn, Illinois Governor 2010, Seiu, Chicago News

The state's largest union, the Service Employees International Union, will announce today it is teaming up with the Teamsters in an effort unprecedent...

Read Whole Story

Democrats Endorse Quinn For Governor, Giannoulias For Senate

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cheryle Jackson, Illinois Senate 2010, Dan Hynes, Pat Quinn, Jacob Meister, Senate Races, Alexi Giannoulias, Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Senate Race, Quinn Slating, David Hoffman, Chicago News

Gov. Quinn won the endorsement Friday of the Cook County Democratic Party. Challenger Dan Hynes -- who almost succeeded in getting the party not to e...

Read Whole Story