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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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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...

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Will Dan Hynes Drop Out of Illinois Governor's Race?

David Ormsby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Pat Quinn, Dan Hynes, Rasmussen Poll, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Jan Schakowsky, Michael Madigan, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Ken Lambert, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Tom Cross, Illinois 2010 Governor Race, Ibew, Illinois Politics, Chicago News
David Ormsby

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.

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Good News: Pat Quinn Signs Illinois Budget; Bad News: Pat Quinn Signs Illinois Budget

David Ormsby | Posted 08.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Donne Trotter, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Pat Quinn, Tom Cross, Michael Madigan, Illinois Budget Deficit, Chicago News
David Ormsby

The unbalanced budget "avoids a tax increase," Minority Leader Radogno said. It also avoids any sign of real leadership--an observation Radogno left unsaid.

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Pat Quinn's Latest Budget Plan Aims for 'Heaven,' Teens, State Courts Heading in Opposite Direction

David Ormsby | Posted 08.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Marge Berglind, Child Care Association Illinois, Illinois Doomsday Budget, Pat Quinn, Illinois Department Human Services, Michael Madigan, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Treatment Alternatives Safe Communities, Tom Cross, Pat Quinn Budget, Tasc, Illinois Budget, Illinois Budget Cuts, Chicago News
David Ormsby

"There are many ways to get to heaven," Quinn said after another change in budget plans. But hundreds of Illinois human service providers on the brink of financial apocalypse are fretting over landing in much, much, warmer climes.

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Pat Quinn, Lawmakers Agree on a Key Number in Illinois Doomsday Budget Slugfest

David Ormsby | Posted 08.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Budget, Illinois Politics, Illinois Dooomsday Budget, Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn Budget, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Tom Cross, Illinois General Assembly, Quinn Budget Veto, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Gov. Quinn vetoed the only budget plan on the table. But that does not lessen the confusion, much of which the governor has bred.

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Quinn, Top Lawmakers Meeting Again To Try Solve Budget Impasse

AP | Posted 07.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Madigan, Pat Quinn, Illinois Tax Increase, Illinois Budget, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Tom Cross, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn and top lawmakers are headed into another round of budget negotiations amid dire warnings of massive service cuts. Qui...

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Blagojevich Indictment Reaction: Burris, Durbin, Quinn, Rush, GOP Leaders

AP | Posted 05.03.2009 | Chicago

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The reactions of leading Illinois politicians to the Blagojevich indictment, as assembled by the AP: CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says it's a s...

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GOP Wants Gambling, Not Tax Hike, To Fund Construction Program

The Pantagraph | Kurt Erickson | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Gambling, Illinois Budget Deficit, Christine Radogno, Pat Quinn, Illinois Gas Tax, Tom Cross, Chicago News

Illinois Republicans sounded a familiar tune Wednesday, saying they want to pay for a statewide construction plan by expanding gambling. (via Capitol...

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Blagojevich Senate Appointment May Hasten His Impeachment (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defiant appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate could wind up hastening his own impeachment, a member of the House impe...

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Blagojevich Fighting Growing Impeachment Threat

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.16.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Republicans have launched a political ad campaign demanding a special election to fill the Senate vacancy that Gov....

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Blagojevich Impeachment: Majority Of State House In Favor, Speaker Madigan Won't Commit

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave McKinney | Posted 01.13.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD -- House Speaker Michael Madigan turned heads last spring by admitting his staff had researched impeaching Gov. Blagojevich, then followed...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Calls Get Louder

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.12.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois plunged deeper into turmoil Friday over disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich as the attorney general asked the state's highest cour...

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Illinois Politicians Call On Blagojevich To Resign

The Huffington Post | Seth Maxon | Posted 01.09.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois politicians moved quickly to repudiate Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest early Tuesday on federal corruption charges. Lt. Gov. Pat Q...

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Power Shakeup In Illinois Legislature

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Patrick Quinn, Don Harmon, Kirk Dillard, Illinois Senate Leadership, Election Results, Terry Link, Illinois Senate, Brent Hassert, Emil Jones, Michael Madigan, James Clayborne, Frank Watson, Christine Radogno, John Cullerton, Jeff Schoenberg, Tom Cross, Chicago News

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...

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