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Illinois Republicans today are jumping all over the Obama administration's decision to buy an Illinois prison and transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees there, saying it isn't a done deal just because the president and fellow Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn have agreed to do it. The controversial topic has added heat because of Illinois' Feb. 2 primary elections. The rough battle lines have Democratic ...
Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes sparred today over who could best lead Illinois out of its fiscal morass, accusing each other of spinning untruths about everything from cemetery oversight to tax proposals in an effort to win the Feb. 2 Democratic primary for governor. During a combative interview session with the Tribune editorial board, Hynes characterized Quinn as a flip-flopper and ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- When the news arrived, Rep. Bill Black thought at first it was somebody's lame idea of a joke. But it was true: The FBI had arrested the governor of Illinois, hauling him away wearing a trac
URBANA – A campaign disclosure workshop for candidates and political committees will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Lyle Shields Meeting Room at the Champaign County Brookens Administrative Center, 1776 E. Washington St., U. The session is sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Elections and Champaign County Clerk Mark Shelden.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn will mark the one-year anniversary of Rod Blagojevich's arrest by signing into law Illinois' first-ever campaign contribution limits.
Associated Press - December 9, 2009 1:14 PM ET GENEVA, Ill. (AP) - Two more GOP candidates have announced plans to drop out of the primary election for the northern Illinois congressional...
Photo via Republican Gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna , son of millionaire business executive Andrew McKenna, feels that $8.00 an hour is just too much for minimum wage workers. According to the Daily Herald , cutting minimum wage is becoming a higher priority for some Republican candidates. In an interview with WBBM , McKenna called it a "problem" that Illinois minimum wage workers garner ...
When the news arrived, Rep. Bill Black thought at first it was somebody’s lame idea of a joke. But it was true: The FBI had arrested the governor of Illinois, hauling him away wearing a track suit and handcuffs. “I thought, holy mackerel, another glorious day for Illinois government,” said Black, a Danville Republican.
Two more candidates have dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for Congress in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, narrowing the primary to a contest of two.
Coles County Farm Bureau will have three voting delegates at the Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting this year in Chicago. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Saturday through Tuesday.
Students had the opportunity to meet and converse with local politicians at an annual ice cream social hosted by the Illinois Student Senate (ISS) on Tuesday afternoon in the South Lounge of the Illini Union.
