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Madigan still mulling challenge to Quinn
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday did little to ease months of speculation about whether she'll challenge Gov. Pat Quinn next year, saying she has yet to make up her mind and declining to say when that will happen. Madigan's comments...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Personal Income, Politics, Illinois Governor
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Illinois lawmakers strike out on pensions
Springfield -- Illinois Democrats who control the Capitol once again perfected the end-of-session meltdown, failing to approve major changes to a government worker retirement system that's gobbling up more and more of the budget and approaching $100...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Lake County (Illinois), Springfield, Government, Primaries
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Deadline could backfire on gun-control advocates
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column Talk about the Wild West. Imagine officials of more than 200 local home-rule units of government in Illinois — trustees, aldermen, councilors, commissioners, most of them part-timers — suddenly and urgently... -
The Madiganistan succession, or Illinois' own Game of Thrones
When you mix royal Illinois political houses, ambition, jealousy and power, what do you get? A whiff of blood in the air over Madiganistan. Madiganistan, the state known to outsiders as Illinois, is ruled by the ruthless and all-powerful imp, House...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Politics, Illinois Governor, Government
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Illinois pensions: Credit rating sinks after deadlock
The first repercussion of state lawmakers' failure to pass pension reform was felt Monday when a major ratings agency downgraded Illinois' credit rating, saying the government worker retirement system's debt is "unsustainable." The political fallout was...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Money and Monetary Policy, Ratings, Illinois Governor, Government
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Illinois governor hopefuls start their engines
State lawmakers had barely peeled out of Springfield following a session where key issues stalled when a slew of politicians who want to be Illinois governor saw the green flag waving to launch the 2014 race. A pair of Republicans, Treasurer Dan...
Tags: Kirk W Dillard, Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Bill Clinton, Illinois Governor
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Editorial: Have Illinois' problems outgrown its leaders?
"I think most people would agree that what Illinois needs right now are leaders who actually govern, who set a clear course to take on our biggest challenges while bringing enough people around to their view to get things done." —Potential...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Bruce Rauner, Politics, Illinois Governor, Moody's Corporation
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Quinn calls special legislative session for June 19
— Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is summoning lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session June 19 to try to break a stalemate over the state's massive public employee pension debt that triggered two downgrades from major credit rating agencies...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Ratings, Illinois Governor, Government, Primaries
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Editorial: Gov. Quinn, Sign the gun bill
The Illinois General Assembly sent Gov. Pat Quinn a concealed carry of firearms bill that embodies the art of compromise. In other words, nobody likes it. Pro-gun groups say the bill is too restrictive. They say it carves out so many places you can't...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Arts and Culture, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Illinois Governor
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Illinois overdue for female governor
Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner took a jab at both Attorney General Lisa Madigan and House Speaker Michael Madigan in his patronizing and chauvinistic remark quoted in the Tribune, "It would be terrible for Illinois if Boss...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Illinois Elections, Michael Madigan, Government
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Madigan wants extension on concealed carry
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a request with a federal appeals court asking for an additional 30 days to put in place a law that would allow citizens to carry guns in public. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave the state...
Tags: Pat Quinn, U.S. Supreme Court, Executive Branch, Firearms, Politics
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Rutherford running for Illinois governor in 2014
Tribune reporterState Treasurer Dan Rutherford kicked off a campaign for the 2014 Republican governor nomination Sunday, touting himself as the only statewide officeholder among the GOP field. "It's hard to win statewide as a Republican, but I can tell you what, I'm...Tags: Kirk W Dillard, Pat Quinn, Gays and Lesbians, Republican Party, Politics
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