Patrick Quinn

Geoghegan Files Lawsuit To Force Special Election To Oust Burris

Progress Illinois | Posted 03.29.2009 | Chicago


If the General Assembly or the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee isn't prepared to unseat Sen. Roland Burris, labor lawyer and 5th Congressional District c...

New Governor Fires Last-Minute Blagojevich Appointee Kurt Granberg

AP | Posted 03.07.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has fired the state's conservation chief just weeks after he started work. Former state Rep. Kurt G...

Pat Quinn Makes City Hall Pilgrimage, Meets With Daley (WATCH)

AP | Deanna Bellandi | Posted 03.05.2009 | Chicago


New Gov. Pat Quinn is doing something his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich, rarely did: He's talking to other top elected officials. Quinn met Monday wit...

Pat Quinn Picks 19th Century Governor John Peter Altgeld As Model

Progress Illinois | Adam Doster | Posted 03.05.2009 | Chicago


There aren't many recent Illinois governors who could serve as valuable models for the Pat Quinn. So it's not surprising that the state's new chief ex...

Quinn To Lobby For Federal Funds In Washington Next Week

AP | Posted 03.04.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he'll travel to Washington during his first full week in office to lobby for federal money. Qu...

Illinois GOP Rips Quinn On First Day As Governor

AP | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - New Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is already getting heat from the GOP. The Illinois Republican Party says Quinn's first act as governo...

New Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn: 'We'll Fumigate State Government'

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Pat Quinn moved quickly Friday to put Rod Blagojevich's scandal-ridden tenure behind him, signing his first executive o...

Patrick Quinn Lays Out Priorities As Governor: Mend Wounds, Implement Recall Provision

AP | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO — New Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the ordeal is over, but now the work begins. Quinn was sworn in Thursday after the state Senate boot...

Patrick Quinn: New Illinois Governor Proclaims Ordeal Over

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 03.01.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was schooled in the politics of the Chicago Machine, but his successor's career has bee...

BLAGO REMOVED: Senate Unanimously Convicts Blagojevich, Bans Him From Public Office, Pat Quinn Sworn In As Governor (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ben Goldberger | Posted 03.01.2009 | Chicago


SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES Addressing the media outside his Chicago home following his historic impeachment conviction, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said...

Blagojevich To Fly Home On State Plane Before He's Removed From Office

Chicago Tribune | Posted 03.01.2009 | Chicago


Blagojevich will leave the Senate and the statehouse immediately after his closing argument to return home on a state aircraft, to avoid any "plane is...

Lt. Gov. Quinn Readies For Swearing-In, Blagojevich's Stuff Boxed Up

Chicago Sun-Times | Abdon M. Pallasch | Posted 03.01.2009 | Chicago


The Bible is ready. The oath has been prepared. The lieutenant governor and his family are on their way to Springfield. And the current governor's bel...

Senate Votes To Remove Blagojevich From Office, 59-0

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 03.01.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich was thrown out of office Thursday without a single lawmaker coming to his defense, brought down by a go...

Blagojevich's Final Plea: Will Give Closing Argument At Impeachment Trial Thursday

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 02.28.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked to make a statement at the impeachment trial he has so far avoided, but still refuses to answ...

Blagojevich Tapes Played At Impeachment Trial As Governor Continues Media Blitz

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 02.27.2009 | Chicago


SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich was hundreds of miles away, but his voice captivated the Illinois Senate Tuesday as impeachment prosecu...

Power Shakeup In Illinois Legislature

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago


The Illinois Senate that Barack Obama left behind now is in a mad scramble over who will lead both the Democrats and Republicans. Following Tuesday's...