Rival's Video Says Quinn Nods Off While Woman Recounts Health Care Nightmare (WATCH)
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. "...
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. "...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago
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...
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago
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...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago
THOMSON, Ill. — Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than...
AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with fede...
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago
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...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority officials agreed today to not raise fares for two years in return for limited state help that won't be enough to avoid servi...
Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago
Transit officials and Gov. Pat Quinn have reached agreement on a deal that will avoid a threatened Chicago Transit Authority fare hike, both in 2010 a...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago
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...
Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a measure making it easier for Cook County commissioners to override County Board President Todd Stroger, who has...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt ou...
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago
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...
David Ormsby | Posted 11.04.2009 | Chicago
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?
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.03.2009 | Chicago
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...
Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY AND CHRIS FUSCO | Posted 11.02.2009 | Chicago
A top aide to Gov. Quinn has left her $119,158-a-year job amid a state government probe into whether she had done political work on state time....
Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago
The Illinois Senate put the finishing touch on a major campaign-finance package by voting today to send the legislation that caps contributions to Gov...
Chicago Tribune | Ray Long and Monique Garcia | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago
With time running out, the Illinois House late tonight approved a measure that for the first time would put major restrictions on how politicians pay ...
David Ormsby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago
A few weeks ago, questions began to bubble on whether Hynes would or should drop out of the race against Quinn. The governor was on a roll. He was piling up union endorsements. No more.
Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he doesn't think politics will stop a short-term loan from getting approved by the state's comptroller....
Daily Herald | Joseph Ryan | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago
Nearly $11 million was spent in just 10 suburban races for statehouse seats last year, as Republicans and Democrats slammed each other in glossy maile...
Chicago Public Radio | Susie An | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn wants to borrow close to $1 billion to finance the state through the winter....
Shawn Healy | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago
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.
Chicago Catholic News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago
Those running for Illinois governor have their share of differences, but religion is not really one of them....
AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who succeeded ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich in January, has formally declared his run for a full term. Quinn, ...
AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago
Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to restore college financial aid to nearly 140,000 low-income students....
Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago