edited by: Douglas Welch,
Illinois Editor
Speaking after an event in Aurora where he collected Mayor Tom Weisner's endorsement, Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn said again Thursday that a tax increase he proposed earlier in the year would be the best way to help solve the states budget problems.
A new video from the Dan Hynes campaign has been making the rounds online today. It splices together some footage from yesterday's Campaign for Better Health Care forum in which Gov. Pat Quinn appears a bit tired and distracted as Illinois resident Midge Hough recalls the tragic story [...]
Dan Hynes' campaign has produced this video that show Gov. Pat Quinn apparently fighting sleep during one of yesterday's debate. I remember the little jerks of the head from my college days when I was struggling in lecture classes to avoid the clutches of Morpheus. But at no point does [...]
Yesterday afternoon, as part of the Campaign for a Better Health Care's annual conference, Gov. Pat Quinn and Democratic primary challenger Dan Hynes engaged in an hour-long debate on health care reform. Because it costs the state money to provide coverage to the poor and to protect public health, the [...]
Nursing Home Task Force Releases Recommendations
A task force investigating safety problems in Illinois nursing homes will meet today to unveil a plan to prevent the assaults, rapes, and murders that have plagued some facilities. Gov. Pat Quinn's senior health advisor, Michael Gelder, is recommending more housing [...]
Tuesday, fifteen Illinois House Republicans indicated their opposition to Governor Pat Quinn's ongoing negotiations with the feds to transfer Gitmo suspected war criminals to Illinois. Lead sponsors State Reps Ron Stephens and Bill Mitchell introduced HR 762, which calls on the governor to cease any discussions or progress towards' [...]
Lots of new campaign advertisements and web videos out in the past few days. Here's a rundown ...
Gov. Pat Quinn has a new ad out, titled "Finally," which hit the airwaves yesterday, according to Capitol Fax:
After yesterday's fiery debate in Rockford, the Quinn campaign also released this clip [...]
UPDATE 1x: Congressman Mark Kirk has set up a website: www.noterroristsinIllinois.com to organize an effort in opposition to Dick Durbin and Governor Pat Quinn's Gitmo-in-Illinois plan.
Governor Pat Quinn's plan to cooperate with the Obama Administration to open Illinois' unused Thomson Federal Prison to terrorists now being held in Guatanamo Bay has created' [...]
Quinn Snags Gutierrez' Endorsement
U.S. Rep. Luis
Gutierrez will announce today that he's endorsing Gov. Pat Quinn in the 2010 Democratic
gubernatorial primary.
Political Unknowns Score Top Ballot Spots
Yesterday, the State Board of Elections pulled names to determine the
ballot positions for next year's February 2 primary election. The' [...]
