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until the winner of the governor's race is finalized, said Kent Redfield, a professor emeritus of politics at the University of Illinois-Springfield. [...]

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Pat Quinn was practically the last Illinois Democrat standing — but just barely. Quinn's battle against Republican challenger Bill Brady was too close call [...]

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Patrick J. Quinn the winner of the Illinois governor's race, his Republican opponent, Bill Brady, conceded. Mr. Brady had refused to bow out until Friday [...]

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Patrick J. Quinn the winner of the Illinois governor's race, his Republican opponent, Bill Brady, conceded. Mr. Brady had refused to bow out until Friday [...]

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Iowa Governor Chet Culver and his Republican challenger, Terry Branstad, both made stops in Davenport, while Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visited Moline. [...]

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In Illinois' election for governor, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn led by less than half a percentage point over Republican Bill Brady, with virtually all the [...]

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If Tuesday's results hold up, Democrats will retain control of both houses of the legislature and of the governor's mansion. But now that they've won, [...]

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The Illinois constitution was changed last night, with an amendment swept in by a wide margin. Over two million voters approved a process for the public to [...]

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That appointment was made by then Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in the midst of the "pay to play" scandal that eventually led to the governor's removal [...]

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CHICAGO — Election results still trickling in Thursday made it clear Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn won his extremely close bid for a full term, [...]

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the US presidency would better the entire state of Illinois for statewide offices - including governor and attorney general - than the popular vote. [...]

17 Aug 2010 Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor accused of trying to sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat , was on Tuesday found guilty of a [...]

15 Apr 2010 The prosecution's document detailing charges, released Wednesday, show Rod Blagojevich's power plays started the moment he took office as [...]

4 Nov 2010 Even though the votes are still being tallied in the Illinois governor race, one rather prominent Democrat is declaring Gov. Pat Quinn the [...]

3 Nov 2010 Meanwhile, incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn appears to have come from race for Illinois Governor appears to still be an undecided factor. [...]

20 Jul 2010 Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to testify in his testified Tuesday that the governor was "trying to politically work [...]

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CHICAGO — The next governor of Illinois will walk into office and find himself staring at a budget deficit that could top $15 billion. In California, the hole will be $12 billion. [...]

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Illinois Republican Bill Brady's campaign was looking to determine where votes still needed to be counted Thursday as he trailed Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in the governor's race, one of a handful of contests up in the air across the nation. [...]

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Illinois Republican Bill Brady isn't conceding in the extraordinarily tight race for governor against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. Brady told reporters Wednesday in Bloomington that he believes he will win. [...]

Kansas City Star Illinois governor race is still up-in-the-air The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rather than looking ahead to form a new administration to lead Illinois' government, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger [...]

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Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn predicted victory early Wednesday as he clung to a narrow lead in the contest for governor, but Republican challenger Bill Brady refused to concede until all ballots were counted. "The people have won, and I believe we have won," Quinn told supporters shortly before 1 a.m. at a downtown Chicago hotel. "We know there are more votes to be counted, but we are ahead." Quinn [...]

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So Illinois Governor Blagovecich has been arrested for apparently offering to sell Barack Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder. Geez, Illinois, get it right. Award the seat to an underqualified celebrity political novice based on [...]

BY JON MILTIMORE — Republicans swept to historic gains in state governments across the country Tuesday night, fueled by an anti-tax message and a promise to control government spending. In a seismic political shift, the GOP is on track to pick up 680 state seats, the most it has held since 1928, acc [...]

Posted by Rick Pearson at 9:06 a.m.; updated at 9:15 a.m. Republican challenger Bill Brady is expected to concede defeat to Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn this afternoon, sources said today. Brady has been calling leading Illinois Republicans to inform them of his decision to end the race as he trails Qu [...]

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In an election cycle that for historical and economic reasons made Republicans overwhelming favorites to take back Illinois' governor's mansion for the first time in years, a massive get out the vote effort leading up to Election Day [...]