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Catholics Dominate Illinois Governor's Race

Chicago Catholic News | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

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

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Pat Quinn Formally Kicks Off Run For Governor

AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

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

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Quinn Restores Aid To Low-Income College Students

AP | Posted 10.18.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation to restore college financial aid to nearly 140,000 low-income students....

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Quinn Open To Ending Automatic Free Rides For Seniors

Chicago Tribune | Rick Pearson | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn indicated today he supports eliminating the blanket free-ride program for seniors on Chicago area mass transit in favor of a plan that...

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Dan Hynes' Tax Plan Would Shield Illinois Legislature, Governor From Tax Hike and Other Campaign News

David Ormsby | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago

If Hynes ultimately were to become governor and enact his plan, the entire Illinois governing class would be exempt from an Illinois income tax increase. Oops.

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Recall Of Governors Passed By State Senate, Now Up To Voters

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 10.15.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — With one former Illinois governor in prison and another facing corruption charges, the state's Senate decided Thursday to le...

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The Spirit of the Illinois Constitution

Edwin Yohnka | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Budget, Chicago West Side, Pat Quinn, Earmarks, Separation of Church and State, Pat Quinn Budget, ACLU of Illinois, Religion and Politics, Chicago News

Is it really possible that a school whose mission is based on teaching a specific set of religious values can distinguish which parts of the building are religious and which are not?

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Quinn Fires Back At Hynes In New Ad (WATCH)

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Quinn Backs Repeal Of Stroger's Sales Tax Increase

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

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Add Gov. Pat Quinn to the list of those backing a Springfield move to dump Cook County Board President Todd Stroger's controversial penny-per-dollar s...

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

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

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

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Campaign Finance Reform Hits Snag

Wall Street Journal | DOUGLAS BELKIN | Posted 10.09.2009 | Chicago

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Nearly a year after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested and accused of running state government as a criminal enterprise, legislators ha...

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Ed Scanlan: Oak Park Trial Lawyer Enters Race For Governor

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Video Gambling Ban Passes Cook County Board

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

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The Cook County Board today tweaked its ban on video gambling to ensure the betting machines won't be allowed in unincorporated areas under Gov. Pat Q...

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Mike Quigley Endorses Pat Quinn For Governor Over Hynes

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.05.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Quinn's Olympics Agenda: Kissing Babies, Basketball With Dikembe Mutombo

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn will join Chicago's Olympic delegation in Copenhagen and said one of his main jobs will be "kissing as many babies as possible."...

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

David Ormsby | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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

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Quinn's State Layoffs Plan Blocked By Judge

State Journal-Register | Ryan Keith | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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A southern Illinois judge has blocked layoffs that would put hundreds of state workers out of a job later this week....

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B. Joseph White, University Of Illinois President, Resigns After Scandal

AP | DAVID MERCER and DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois President B. Joseph White resigned Wednesday following reports that the school admitted politically con...

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Burris Senate Appointment Still Being Challenged In Court

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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The controversy over Sen. Roland Burris' appointment to Illinois' junior senate seat may seem like a lifetime ago. But a group of well-known local att...

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Quinn Campaign Getting Unprecedented Union Support

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

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

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Democrats Endorse Quinn For Governor, Giannoulias For Senate

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

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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...

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Quinn Tabling Income Tax Hike Push Until Next Year

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn today suggested he'll wait until after Jan. 1 to push state lawmakers to approve an income tax increase, saying it would be easier to g...

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Quinn To Hynes: Who's The Flip-Flopper Now?

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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In the short time he's been a gubernatorial candidate, Dan Hynes has repeatedly tried to paint Gov. Pat Quinn as a waffler, a vacillator, a flip-flopp...

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Quinn Names New University Of Illinois Trustees After Scandal

The Champaign News-Gazette | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: University of Illinois, Timothy Koritz, Karen Hasara, Pamela Strobel, U of I Clout Scandal, Pat Quinn, Edward McMillan, U of I Clout Admissions, Carlos Tortolero, University of Illinois Trustees, Chicago News

Governor Pat Quinn on Friday morning named new members of the University of Illinois board of trustees....

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Teamsters Endorse Pat Quinn For Governor

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn has won the Teamsters endorsement in the Feb. 2 Democratic governor primary....

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