From the Pantagraph Associated Press Governor candidates focus on business, hiring By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ gubernatorial campaigns clashed over business dealings and state hiring Monday, with Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn’s running mate accusing Republican businessman…
Read MoreVia The state Journal-Register CHICAGO — Illinois’s gubernatorial race turned to the question of whether a candidate’s personal wealth should be a qualifying factor in holding public office with the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate saying Thursday that Republican Bruce Rauner…
Read MoreVia National Review Embattled Illinois governor Pat Quinn will be living on the minimum wage this week. Well, sort of. Quinn, a Democrat, won’t actually earn the minimum wage — he will continue to pull down the governor’s salary of…
Read MoreVia Fox 32 CHICAGO (Associated Press) – Gov. Pat Quinn says his experience trying to live on the minimum wage for a week has meant graham crackers for dinner. Raising the state’s $8.25 hourly minimum wage to at least $10…
Read MoreVia State Journal-Register Republican Bruce Rauner’s proposal to dump a temporary state income tax increase would cost public schools $4 billion a year and lead to nearly 28,000 teacher layoffs, the rival campaign for Illinois governor said Wednesday. Paul Vallas,…
Read MoreVia ABC WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) — Governor Pat Quinn called for raising the minimum wage in Illinois to at least $10 an hour while at an event Sunday night in north suburban Waukegan.Quinn joined Congressman Luis Gutierrez, nominee for Lt….
Read MoreVia Chicago Tribune Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday vetoed legislation that would have established statewide regulations on ride-sharing services that compete with taxis, saying he didn’t want to put in place a “one-size-fits-all approach” on an industry best regulated…
Read MoreFrom the Chicago Current As the last dog days of summer pass and the race for governor prepares to enter the stretch run, the last thing Gov. Pat Quinn needed was a renewed focus on ethics and corruption in his…
Read MoreVia the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn failed to rein in patronage abuses at the state transportation agency after replacing now-imprisoned Rod Blagojevich, and Quinn’s directors repeatedly hired politically connected workers in violation of the rules, the state’s top ethics…
Read MoreVia the State Journal-Register CHICAGO — The candidates for Illinois governor agreed to three traditional debates ahead of November, but Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner bickered Wednesday about the number and what constituted a debate. What was clear…
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