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Dan Hynes Offers Bold Jobs Plan, But Where Are the Jobs?

David Ormsby | Posted 12.03.2009 | Chicago

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David Ormsby

Hynes offers no estimated cost to the state treasury to pay for his initiatives. He offers no timetable. Additionally, he offers zero estimate on the number of, well, jobs to be created. Zero.

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Quinn Signs Tougher Gang Gun Law

Chicago Tribune | John Byrne | Posted 12.03.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law today to require prison time for street gang members convicted of possessing a loaded gun in a public area....

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Hynes Playing Politics With State Budget: Quinn

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia and David Heinzmann | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn today said his foe in the Democratic governor primary of playing politics when it comes to patching the state budget....

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Quinn Confirms Federal Probe Into Blagojevich Appointees Still Active

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago

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Despite no charges yet filed, a federal probe into alleged hiring fraud under impeached ex-Gov. Blagojevich remains active, Gov. Quinn's office confir...

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Quinn Backs Cook Sales Tax Repeal, Expects Veto Override

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says he thinks Cook County Commissioners will rollback county board President Todd Stroger's sales tax....

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Dan Seals, Ann Williams And Jacob Meister Have A Tip For Dan Hynes -- "It's Jobs"

David Ormsby | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Jacob Meister, Illinois Unemployment, Chicago News, Adam Andrzejewski, Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Illinois 2010 Elections, Ann Williams, Illinois Politics, Dan Seals, Chicago News
David Ormsby

A small but growing circle of Illinois candidates grasps that jobs -- not our famed corruption scandals or income tax plans -- are the key issue to win the 2010 elections here.

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People Of Illinois Should Get The Facts From California About Recalling Governors

Byron Williams | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

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Byron Williams

Take it from someone who remembers the last time a governor was recalled: Having the power to recall the governor might feel empowering, but that feeling is temporary at best.

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Many Blago Hires Still Employed By State

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY, TIM NOVAK AND CHRIS FUSCO | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Quinn took office nearly 10 months ago saying he'd "fumigate state government" in the wake of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich, being booted from...

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.19.2009 | Chicago

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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. "...

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

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.18.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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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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Thomson Residents Want Gitmo Detainees At Prison: 'It Will Wind Up Being A Boon For This Town'

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

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THOMSON, Ill. — Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than...

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Thomson Prison In Illinois Is Leading Choice In Obama's Search For Stateside Gitmo

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The Obama administration may buy a near-empty prison in rural northwestern Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with fede...

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Congressman Gutierrez Endorses Quinn For Governor (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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CTA Agrees To Hold Off Fare Hikes, But Cuts Still Likely

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Deal In The Works To Avoid CTA Fare Hike

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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

Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Cook County Veto Override: Quinn Signs Bill Weakening Stroger

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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GOP Governor Candidates Rip 'Socialized Medicine' While Dems Back Public Option

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.07.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Candidates for Illinois governor are split over a national health care plan with all but one Republican saying the state should opt ou...

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Quinn Lands Endorsements, Jabs With Hynes Over Blago Ties

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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

David Ormsby | Posted 11.04.2009 | Chicago

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.03.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Carolyn Brown Hodge, Aide To Gov. Quinn, Resigns After Probe

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY AND CHRIS FUSCO | Posted 11.02.2009 | Chicago

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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....

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Revised Campaign Finance Reform Bill Awaits Quinn's Signature

Chicago Sun-Times | DAVE McKINNEY | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Madigan's Campaign Finance Reform Bill Passes House

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long and Monique Garcia | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago

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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 ...

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