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by Josh Kalven
11:02am
Wed Jan 20, 2010
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Would Hynes' Plan Really "Get Us Out Of This Mess"?

IL-Governor

As Dan Hynes' Democratic gubernatorial campaign has gained traction in the past week, his proposal to institute a progressive income tax system has once again received attention in the media as a potential solution to the ongoing budget crisis.  For instance, a recent ...

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by Adam Doster
5:07pm
Tue Jan 19, 2010
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The Problem With The Media's Early Release Coverage

Pat Quinn

The media's coverage of Gov. Quinn's early prisoner release program has lacked crucial context.

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by Adam Doster
1:34pm
Fri Jan 15, 2010

IL-GOV: Ad Wars Continue, Daily Herald Endorses Hynes

Election 2010

Earlier this week, both Democratic gubernatorial candidates released new attack ads. First, Comptroller Dan Hynes jumped on Gov. Pat Quinn for the way he handled the unpublicized "MGT Push" prisoner release program. Then Quinn knocked Hynes for "grossly distorting" his ...

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by Adam Doster
4:05pm
Wed Jan 13, 2010
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Quinn Renews Tax Reform Pledge During State Of The State

State budget

Early reports predicted Gov. Pat Quinn wouldn't broach the topic of an income tax hike during his second State of the State address this afternoon. Although it took him 45 minutes to do so, the Democrat renewed his push for tax reform, both as a way to fund critical ...

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by Adam Doster
1:01pm
Wed Jan 13, 2010
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Hynes, Quinn Release Dueling Early Release Ads

IL-Governor

On the eve of the State of the State address, Comptroller Dan Hynes
doubled down on his attack of Gov. Pat Quinn for the Department of
Corrections' unpublicized early prison release program, unveiling a new
television ad that urges voters to "release Pat Quinn from his job...

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by Angela Caputo
3:26pm
Tue Jan 12, 2010
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Borrowing And The Backlog

State Legislature

Schools, social service providers, hospitals, and other Illinois
vendors continue to twist in the wind as they wait for the record $5.1 billion
they're owed by the state. Currently, House lawmakers aren't giving any
indication that they are prepared to finally put politics ...

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by Josh Kalven
3:20pm
Fri Jan 8, 2010
2 comments

Jesse Jackson Jr. Wades Into Governor, Cook County Board Prez Races

Toni Preckwinkle

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resurfaced on the political scene this week.  First, he appeared at a press conference announcing a lawsuit against the Chicago Transit Authority, after which the Reader's Mick Dumke attempted to catch up with him. 

Then this morning, he ...

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by Adam Doster
6:17pm
Thu Jan 7, 2010
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Prison Reformers Sound Off On Early Release Rhetoric

IL-Governor

Gov. Pat Quinn is in damage-control mode following allegations that, under an unpublicized and discretionary
meritorious early prison release program, Department of Corrections
(DOC) officials shortened sentences for about 1,700 inmates some of
whom had killings or ...

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by Josh Kalven
11:09am
Thu Jan 7, 2010
1 comment

IL-GOV: Sun-Times Endorses Quinn, Hynes Says He "Struck Out"

Pat Quinn

The Sun-Times is the first major daily newspaper in the Illinois market to endorse a candidate in the Democratic primary for governor today, throwing their support behind incumbent Pat Quinn.  From the piece: As Illinois' accidental governor, Quinn has had a ...